A photographic portrait of Gabrielle Chanel by Man Ray is seen during the No. 5 CULTURE CHANEL exhibit at the Palais de Tokyo in Paris May 3, 2013. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File PhotoLONDON, Sept 13 - With displays ranging from tweed suits to an array of little black dresses, a new London exhibition looks at the work of one of fashion's most famous names - French designer Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel.
Her famed tweed suits, loose fitting and low-waisted dresses and dazzling evening gowns are among the outfits on display. "One of the key influences that Gabrielle Chanel has had on the way we dress today is a sense of adaptability and practicality," Connie Karol Burks, curator of the department for textiles and fashion since 1900 at the museum, told Reuters.