Women wearing evening dresses, standing on balcony overlooking city - Lanvin on left; chiffon dress with winglike sleeves by Chanel to the right.
Photographed by the great Edward Stiechen for Vogue-1931. (Corbis)
Coco Chanel wearing one of her designs: a three-quarter coat with cinched waist and astrakhan lapels and cuffs, and matching astrakhan hat with large brooch on front- Photo by Horst - 1937 (Corbis)
Chanel Dress with Flounce A georgette dress of pale wild-rose pink, with high waistline attained through the spiral and diagonal placing of the flounces. Condé Nast Archive/CORBIS 1929
Diana , Princess Of Wales, Opening The New Renal Unit At Great Ormond Street Hospital, London. The Visit Is Also To Celebrate The Variety Club's Gold Heart Day On Valentine's Day And The Hospital Also Celbrates It's 145th Anniversary. Diana's Suit Is By Fashion Designers Chanel. February, 1997.
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American department store executive Stanley Marcus holds hands and says goodbye to French fashion designer Coco Chanel at the airport, after her visit to the newest Neiman-Marcus store in Dallas, Texas - 1957 (Getty)