Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was an influential French fashion designer, founder of the famous brand Chanel, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.

Coco Chanel's Designs

Karl Lagerfeld, the strong creative force behind the present day House of Chanel.

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Elsa Schiaparelli (1890–1973) was an Italian fashion designer. Along with Coco Chanel, her greatest rival, she is regarded as one of the most prominent figures in fashion between the two World Wars. Starting with knitwear, Schiaparelli's designs were heavily influenced by Surrealists like her collaborators Salvador Dalí and Alberto Giacometti.

Schiaparelli's clients included Daisy Fellowes, heiress to the Singer Sewing Machine fortune, and actress Mae West, an American actress, playwright, screenwriter and sex symbol whose career spanned seven decades.

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