The latest news and updates on Gabrielle Chanel, a pioneering French fashion designer and astute businesswoman, she revolutionised 20th-century women’s fashion by championing comfort, simplicity, and ...

Reporting from New York — Long crazy about Coco, Chanel is now going gaga for Gabrielle. That’s the name of the brand’s latest handbag hope, its communications thrust for 2017 and a forthcoming ...

The name “Chanel” evokes a world of iconic looks, prized scents and luxury. But more than just an iconic fashion house, the Chanel brand was, and is, a storyteller. It originated the story of power of ...

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, revolutionized women's fashion by freeing women from the restrictive corsets and voluminous skirts that dominated post-war attire. Her approach centered on ...

As well as introducing groundbreaking garments for women, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel embodied her brand in a way no other designer had done before, a new exhibition highlights. Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion ...

Divided into 10 chapters, the exhibition retraces more then a half-century of creation, from 1910 until the end of the 1960s. At a time when Paul Poiret dominated the world of women’s fashion, ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Just try to imagine the world if Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had never been born--you very well could be wearing a corset! After the jump, check out five seriously good reasons to thank heavens for the ...