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Jun 25, 2012 7:30 AM EDT
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From Coco To Leandra, A History of Man Repelling

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Coco Chanel — With her nearly all-black wardrobe, penchant for baggy silhouettes, pants, traditional dockworker design elements, and tanning, Gabrielle Chanel was definitely an iconoclast against the backdrop of a fit-and-formed, ultra-feminine era. Coco bent all the rules, and began a revolution in womenswear — one that lives on to this day.

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