Only Chanel could transform boyish simplicity into femininity, so thanks, Coco, for stealing menswear's long clean lines, well-cut fit, comfort, and oh yes, anything made out of iersey.
She might have been born in the poorhouse, but she knew how to dress. And when she died, it was in Paris, at the Hotel Ritz, with a net worth of 19 million. The French woman, indeed.
