News Summary

• Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel redefined women's fashion in the early 20th century.
• Her style was defined by fluid fabrics and androgynous silhouettes.
• Chanel’s legacy also includes a dark wartime past, including her documented collaboration with the Nazi regime in occupied Paris.
• Here, we trace the visual evolution of her style across six decades, from 1915 to the 1960s, in a series of iconic portraits of the French milliner-turned-designer.