Pants
In 1925, she introduced the Chanel suit. Her designs were revolutionary for the time—borrowing elements of men’s wear and emphasizing comfort over the then-popular fashions. She helped women say goodbye to the days of corsets and other confining garments.
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LBD (Little Black Dress)
Another 1920s revolutionary design was Chanel’s little black dress. She took a color once associated with mourning and showed just how fashionable it could be for evening wear
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Chanel no. 5
In the 1920s, she launched her first perfume, Chanel No. 5, which was the first to feature a designer’s name. Perfume. The fragrance was in fact also backed by department store owner Théophile Bader and businessmen Pierre and Paul Wertheimer. A deal was ultimately negotiated where the Wertheimer business would take in 70 percent of Chanel No. 5 profits for producing the perfume at their factories, with Bader receiving 20 percent and Chanel herself only receiving 10 percent.
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