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1. C. HAVinG worked for Balmain, Chloé and Fendi, the German-born designer took the reins at Chanel in 1983. Credited with reviving the brand, and overseeing six collections a year, he was honoured with the Council of Fashion Designers of America (CFDA) Lifetime Achievement Award in 2002, and the British Fashion Council (BFC) outstanding Achievement Award in 2015. 2. D. SAiLorS may have already worn the Breton, but it was Coco Chanel introducing the ‘ marinière’ top in 1913 which saw it become a popular trend. Chanel designed the first bouclé jacket for women in 1924, using Scottish tweed. Her revolutionary 1926 dress in plain black, with a simple cut and long sleeves, is widely hailed as the original LBD. 3. C. THiS bon mot is actually one of Lagerfeld’s. other words of his wisdom include: ‘Fashion is a train that waits for nobody’ and ‘what i hate most in life is selfies’. 4. TRUE. iT rEFErS to February 1955, when the bag was launched — Chanel introduced the long shoulder straps as she was ‘fed up’ of holding her bag in her hand. 5. B. LAGErFELD was renowned for his inventive — and hugely expensive — catwalk sets. The 30ft ‘iceberg’ for the Aw10 show was made from real snow imported from Sweden. A scale replica of the Eiffel Tower graced the Grand Palais for the Aw17 haute couture show. Meanwhile, the Chanel-branded rocket, the centre-piece of the Aw17 catwalk, actually took off, rising 33ft into the air. 6. TRUE. AFTEr being modeled by Gisele Bundchen, a limited number of Chanel surfboards were released in 2015. The same year, quilted leather rugby balls in four colours, and stitched with the Chanel logo, were made available for special order.