Gabrielle was born in 1883, just 12 years before cinema received the acceptance of a large art-loving public.

The connection between Gabrielle Chanel and cinema is recreated in part 28 of the movie Inside Chanel.

In the same year, tycoon and film producer at United Artists, Samuel Goldwyn invited Gabrielle Chanel to design costumes for Gloria Swanson in the new project Tonight or Never.

After that, because she could not compromise with the opinion that the elegant outfits of designers from Paris were too simple compared to Hollywood, Gabrielle Chanel decided to return to her hometown.

In the following years, Gabrielle continued to design film costumes for productions of Marcel Carné on Le Quai des Brumes (1938), Jean Renoir on La Marseillaise (1938), The Human Beast (1938) and The Rules of the Game (

When she returned to fashion in the 1950s, Mademoiselle’s vision was tied to the practical needs of women.

The creative dialogue between Gabrielle Chanel and the next generation of filmmakers and actresses continues regularly and closely.

From the golden age of Hollywood, the French New Wave and throughout the turning points of film history afterward, Gabrielle Chanel has always been a pioneering creator.