Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. For the past nine months, I have been making Chanel jackets. Or rather, I have been making jackets from a ...

Every designer’s dream is to create something so stylish it transcends fashion and becomes a classic: the Gucci loafer, the Burberry trench coat, the Hermes bag. Creating something iconic is only half ...

“Every designer dreams of inventing the Chanel jacket,” Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld told Gotham Magazine, speaking of the infamous fashion staple that has been a consistent favorite for generations ...

Before Gabrielle Chanel came along, the women of high society–and anyone out on the town for an upscale evening–dressed as though encased in an over-frosted wedding cake. The full, satiny skirts, ...