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The 21 Best Bobs of All Time: From Coco Chanel to Sam Rollinson
When Vidal Sassoon snipped actress Nancy Kwan’s long hair into a short, geometric bob in 1963, the world took notice. The legendary cut promptly appeared in Vogue’s October 15 issue of that year,...
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Celebrating the Tomboys of Summer from Coco Chanel to Daria Werbowy
We see her sauntering down runways and in Phil Oh’s captivating street snaps, looking confident and at ease in her clothes and with herself. She’s the tomboy, and these days this gamine, rather than...
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A New Look Into Coco Chanel’s Private Apartment
While many have been to the Chanel store at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris, few have had the honor of stepping into the private apartment that once belonged to Coco Chanel on the second floor. A few years...
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The 35 Best Brunette Beauties of All Time: From Audrey Hepburn to Penélope Cruz
With temperatures beginning their cozy descent into sweater weather, we’re tempted to deepen our hair color to a shade as rich as a cup of hot cocoa. Poring over pictures of our favorite brunettes for...
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A Brief History of French Girl Hair: From Marie Antoinette’s Pouf to Lou...
When trying to pinpoint the unmatched allure of the femme française, one commonality is right in our faces—and theirs, much of the time: French girl hair. Its natural, unfussy texture sets the tone...
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From Pharrell to Coco Chanel: The 26 Most Iconic Hats of All Time
The winning horses will wear flowers, but the most-talked about blooms at Churchill Downs this weekend will be the colorful, confectionary hats worn by hundreds of Kentucky Derby attendees. Where once...
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8 Things We Learned from Diane von Furstenberg’s Talk with the Ghost of Coco...
There were three chairs on the dais at “Live from the NYPL” last night in midtown Manhattan: one occupied by Chanel biographer and moderator Rhonda Garelick; one by the inimitable Diane von...
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Summer Stripes! Inspiration Courtesy of Coco Chanel, Audrey Hepburn, and More
The once humble Breton stripe rose relatively quickly to true fashion staple–dom from its previous role as a French seamen’s slip-on go-to, and for both how and why, one need not look much further...
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Happy Birthday, Coco! 6 of Mme. Chanel’s Quotes that Came to Life on the...
Though she was born 132 years ago today, many of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s style witticisms still ring true—and we don’t just mean the ones about her oft-worn pearls, tweeds, and camellia flowers. The...
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Why Coco Chanel’s Favorite Hat Is Back on Top
If Thom Browne has his way, then boaters might replace the floppy sun hat and the festival-girl flower crown as the topper of choice come next spring. It makes sense that the designer, whose roots are...
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The Haunted Houses of Fashion: What Does It Mean to Conjure the Spirits of...
I would like to take the opportunity of this Halloween-tide to share a recurring fantasy I’ve been trying to repress about fashion houses and labels that have a “departed” one in the background—you...
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The Ballet Is Always in Fashion: The 10 Best Designer Collaborations
Though each occupies its own cultural space, more often than not, the worlds of fashion and dance are intrinsically linked, with designers from Jacques Fath to Yves Saint Laurent looking to the ballet...
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A First Look at Coco Chanel’s Custom Goyard Wardrobe Trunk—On Display at New...
Today the Salon Art + Design fair opens its fourth annual show at New York’s Park Avenue Armory, running through November 16. The exhibition, frequented by art buyers and interior designers, includes...
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Kristen Stewart Sounds Off on Working With Karl Lagerfeld and Playing Coco...
Kristen Stewart’s turns as a vampire-loving teen and a warrior Snow White may not have prepared her for her latest role: Mademoiselle Coco Chanel. In an 11-minute film, written and directed by Karl...
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This Season’s Chanel Muse Is None Other Than Coco Herself
There are Chanel-isms and then there are Coco-isms. In the former category are the quilted bags and little black dresses that have been house signatures since its early days in the 1920s. The latter,...
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Chrissy Teigen, Alessandra Ambrosio, and Rosamund Pike’s Chic Bicycles Cruise...
Leonardo DiCaprio has found love on a Citi Bike. Kendall Jenner rides one to stay in shape while looking cool. And Karlie Kloss showed that it can be the perfect accessory for a classic ensemble. And...
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8 Rule-Breaking Beauties Who Forever Changed the Way We Look
When it came to boundary-pushing beauty at the Fall 2016 shows, all bets were off. Backstage stylists embraced everything from all-out glamour to au naturel looks, echoing the come-as-you-are approach...
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Celebrating the Reopening of the Ritz Paris With an Exclusive New Film By Zoe...
Coco Chanel, Ernest Hemingway, and Marcel Proust all called the Ritz Paris, nestled in the elite Place Vendôme, home, so when it closed temporarily for renovations in July of 2012, a little piece of...
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5 Things You Didn’t Know About Coco Chanel
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel once said, “Fashion is ephemeral, but style is eternal.” Next Friday marks the 133rd anniversary of the late couturier’s birth, and more than a century later, our fascination...
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Inside Coco Chanel’s Holiday Estate on the French Riviera
Coco Chanel, who would have turned 133 years old today, purchased a five-acre plot of land in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin in 1928. For the rest of the decade, she oversawthe building and design of the home....
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Happy Birthday, Coco Chanel! 5 Beauty Rules From a Legend—In Her Own Words
Today marks the 133rd anniversary of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s birth, reminding us that the mold-breaking couturier is still impacting our take on personal style and functional elegance more than a...
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Loco for Coco! Celebrate the Designer’s Birthday With Her Signature Looks
If there’s one woman who is a classic Leo—think: bold, extroverted, and with a strong sense of style—then Coco Chanel personified these ideals. Her impact on fashion can be seen on the runway in...
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