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Coco Chanel - Fashion Designer

Coco Chanel's designs helped set the fashion tone for the 20th century. Find biographies and other information about one of the best-known designers especially in the 1920s and 1950s.
Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel brought us the little black dress, the Chanel suit and jacket, bell bottoms and Chanel No. 5 perfume. Read about her life history, then find more resources on the Net and in print to learn more about her life and fashion.
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Great Coco Chanel quotes on fashion, friends, and life.

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