Exhibition review: Coco Chanel’s Roaring Twenties

Chanel’s embrace of collaborations across ballet, art, and design shows how she translated the experimental energy of modernism into wearable form.

An exhibition display shows two black dresses with intricate embroidery and patterns on mannequins, representing Chanel’s Russian-inspired designs.

“Les Années folles de Coco Chanel” (“Coco Chanel’s Roaring Twenties”) is at the Nouveau Musée National de Monaco through October 5

Exhibition review: Coco Chanel’s Roaring Twenties