It's a brand that needs no introduction, and Coco Chanel is a woman who is equally celebrated. But did you know these scintillating and surprising facts about the woman and her eponymous brand?

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, couturiere, in her preferred pose, lounging in a chair. (Photo by George ... [+] Hoyningen-Huene/Condé Nast via Getty Images) In fashion, few names carry such high esteem ...

The hotel has had an elegant revamp. “Luxury must be comfortable, otherwise it is not luxury,” Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel famously said, and so, to carry on this sentiment, The Kensington has ...

It's billed as "inspired by" true facts — which is to say ... has been split pretty evenly between Dior and rival designer Coco Chanel — or perhaps yet more accurately, "Christian or Coco ...