Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (1883–1971) and the House of Chanel – The Metropolitan Museum of Art https://www.metmuseum.org/essays/gabrielle-coco-chanel-1883-1971-and-the-house-of-chanel
Chanel succeeded in packaging and marketing her own personal attitudes and style, making her a key arbiter of women’s taste throughout the twentieth century.
followed her favorite color palette, shades of beige, black, and white ( 1978.165.16a,b)
