Chanel
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Chanel is an Anglo-French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris. It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limite
Chanel Fragrance & Beauty boutique, Miami
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1920
The actress Gabrielle Dorziat wearing a Chanel plumed hat (1912)
Illustration of three women in Chanel day outfits consisting of belted tunic jackets and full jersey skirts, 1917
Haute couture
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Haute couture is the creation of exclusive custom-fitted high-end fashion design. The term haute couture generally refers to a specific type of upper garment common in Europe during the 16th to the 18
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…its name and branding to Luxottica for eyewear. Chanel is well known for its No. 5 perfume and "Chanel Suit". Chanel is credited for revolutionising haute couture and ready-to-wear by replacing structured, corseted silhouettes with more functional garments that women still found flattering. The House of Chanel…
Pierre Balmain adjusting a dress on model Ruth Ford in 1947 (photographed by Carl Van Vechten)
The annual Met Gala, held at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and organized by Vogue high-fashion magazine, hosts the largest haute couture fashion night annually.
Haute couture fashion models walk the runway during New York Fashion Week.
Chanel Haute Couture Autumn-Winter 2011–2012 Fashion Show by Karl Lagerfeld