Icons of women´s style

Behind nearly every item in the feminine wardrobe there is a first of its kind that has spawned countless others. While the definitive example—often created by a single—has achieved icon status, its various reinterpretations, season after season, have become fashion staples. Take Coco Chanel´s short, simple black dress first published in American Vogue in 1926, for instance. Vogue predicted that the LBD would become ´a sort of uniform for all women of taste´ and, indeed, it proved to be one of Chanel´s greatest contributions to fashion. Icons of Women´s Fashion examines, item by item, the most influential and legendary garments and accessories – their provenance and history, the stories of their design, the celebrities who made them famous, and the various ways they have shaped how women dress today.