Counting more than 350 pieces, 'Gabrielle Chanel: Fashion Manifesto' explores how an enduring style signature was forged, and the extent to which the designer and her brand were one and the same. Go inside the retrospective here:
The 2.55 Flap bag, 1955–1971 | Quilted black-dyed sheepskin, gold-plated metal, twist clasp | Paris, Patrimoine de ChanelParfum No.
Arzalluz says: “So much has been said about Gabrielle Chanel’s life, but we really wanted to focus on the woman and her work. On the one hand, there’s the way Chanel designed for herself; on the other, there’s how she became her own brand, her own image, and women wanted to look like her. There’s something intangible about that, but what she conveyed—about independence, ambition, youth, and freedom of movement—is very present here.
Elsewhere in the soaring, gilded main salon, an early sailor top in jersey dating from 1916 leads to a succession of day ensembles—including pieces Chanel herself wore—and evening attire from the Années Folles that stand, deceptive in their simplicity, on specially made mannequins reprising the nonchalant posture Chanel and her models became known for. What’s most striking is how difficult it is to pin a date on many of these pieces .
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