“Gabrielle Chanel placed the button on an unprecedented pedestal ... A diamond-set camellia and a lion’s head sculpted in gold are featured in limited editions of 55 pieces each, while ...

A Leo through and through, Gabrielle Chanel was slightly obsessive about her sun sign: She transposed it on buttons and handbag ... whose symbol is the winged Lion of Saint Mark—as her spiritual ...

The lion, a symbol of power and majesty ... Gabrielle Watch is an ultimate showstopper. A button featuring the profile of Gabrielle Chanel in 18-carat yellow gold and onyx conceals a black ...

the symbol of the lion became her talisman. Emblems and figurines of the powerful animal can be found all over her apartment on Rue Cambon in Paris. Vintage Chanel buttons are often embossed with a ...

Small yet mighty, the button has long epitomised the House of Chanel, adorning garments since the very first jacket Coco Chanel made. The set of the show pays tribute to the jewelled button ...

Chanel feminized the textile, making it lighter weight and spangling colorful skirt suits with fur trim, metallic thread and lion-encrusted buttons, a nod to the designer's zodiac sign.

A proud Leo, she left lion emblems scattered throughout her private apartment on Rue Cambon in Paris, as well as embossed on buttons of her brand’s iconic tweed jackets. In 1932, Chanel’s ...

The button is a humble icon, but it was not always so. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was credited with revolutionizing fashion with the women’s suit, and the button on its front was vital ...