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Inside the world of Coco Chanel

By Xu Junqian | China Daily | Updated: 2011-03-08 07:56

Inside the world of Coco Chanel

How did Gabrielle (Coco) Chanel, late founder of the French fashion house Chanel, who was abandoned in an orphanage at 12, rise to become the most powerful woman in the world of Parisian fashion?

What inspired the iconic double "C" logo of Chanel? Why was the number "five" so important to Mademoiselle Chanel? How is Chanel's classic little black dress related to Ford cars?

For the answers to these questions and more, visit Culture Chanel, a month-long exhibition now on at the Shanghai Museum of Contemporary Art.

Inside the world of Coco Chanel

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