Gabrielle Chanel Book

Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto

A beautifully curated look at Coco Chanel’s 60-year career, from V&A curators Oriole Cullen and Connie Karol Burks. This book traces her most iconic designs — the two-piece suit, the little black dress, the quilted handbag — through newly commissioned photography and archival images drawn from the Patrimoine de CHANEL and the V&A’s own collection. It’s as much a design history as it is a tribute to a woman who dressed for her own independent life, and ended up dressing generations of women after her.

A beautiful gift for anyone who loves fashion history or the Chanel legacy specifically.

• Publisher: Victoria & Albert Museum

• Publication Date: November 21, 2023

• Print Length: 288 pages

• ISBN-13: 978-1838510398