Happy birthday to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, born on this day in 1883. Chanel is the designer most responsible for establishing the modern way of dressing that encompasses comfort, function and simplicity. Since she successfully introduced the concept of the "little black dress" into fashion vocabulary in the 1920s, she returned to the design when she reopened her atelier in 1954. Dorris Wedding gold selections for cocktail party
House of Chanel | Cocktail dress | French | The Met
Gabrielle Chanel is the designer most responsible for establishing the modern way of dressing that encompasses comfort, function and simplicity. Since she successfully introduced the concept of the "little black dress" into fashion vocabulary in the 1920s, she returned to the design when she reopene...metmuseum.org