History of Chanel Runway, Fragrance, and Bags

1925

A white mousseline dress by Chanel in BAZAAR.

1930

At home on the French Riviera.

1936

Chanel photographed wearing her signature strands of pearls.

1955

Marilyn Monroe dabs on Chanel No. 5 for a photo shoot.

1960

Chanel, carrying her 2.55 bag, attends the theater in Paris.

1960s

Chanel fitting actress Romy Schneider in her atelier.

1960s

A model wears a classic Chanel suit.

1967

Jacqueline Kennedy in Chanel.

1969

Katharine Hepburn as Chanel in Coco on Broadway.

1970

Chanel the year before her death.

1983

Karl Lagerfeld in his first year as designer for the house.

1984

Inès de la Fressange, exclusive house model to Chanel, posing in Chanel's apartment.

1986

Jerry Hall in Chanel Haute Couture.

1992

Naomi Campbell in the Spring 1992 couture show.

1993

Claudia Schiffer in Chanel.

2001

Stella Tennant in Chanel's Spring 2002 show.

2003

Jean-Paul Goude's portrait of Lagerfeld with Linda Evangelista, the "bride" in his Fall 2003 couture show, in BAZAAR.

2007

Amanda Harlech and Lagerfeld at Monaco's Rose Ball.

2007

Marge Simpson "models" Chanel couture in BAZAAR.

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