The final sequence of the Mademoiselle Privé exhibition is dedicated to the colour gold and the fireplace in Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment. Gold was an essential source of her inspiration, from the liturgical objects and the brocaded gowns worn by the clergy in her childhood to her fascination as an adult for the treasures of St Mark’s Basilica in Venice, the Byzantine mosaics of Torcello, the splendours of Baroque art and the Chinese screens. The exhibition opens its doors in Tokyo from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ

Red is present in Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment, expressed here as the colour of Mademoiselle Privé Tokyo’s writing desk sequence. Mademoiselle Chanel loved to dress in red, and each of her runway shows were punctuated with at least one red piece. The exhibition opens its doors in Japan from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ

In her apartment decorated with lacquered Coromandel screens and surrounded by precious objects, Mademoiselle Chanel deployed the aesthetics of her imaginary world. Black is probably the colour that best embodies the visionary choices of Mademoiselle Chanel and is the object of the exhibition’s third sequence — the dining room. The Mademoiselle Privé exhibition opens its doors in Tokyo from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ

Passing through one chromatic ambiance to another, the Mademoiselle Privé exhibition brings together all the integral parts of CHANEL’s aesthetic vocabulary. Beige dominated wherever Mademoiselle Chanel settled throughout her life. When she moved into her apartment at 31 rue Cambon in Paris, she covered the large sofa in the salon with a sand coloured suede. The exhibition opens its doors at the B&C Hall-Tennoz in Tokyo from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ

On the second floor of the Mademoiselle Privé exhibition in Tokyo, the mirrored door opens into Mademoiselle Chanel’s apartment composed of the four rooms in which she worked and received her friends, starting with the white sequence representing the mirrored staircase. The exhibition opens its doors from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ

Her sports-inspired fashion, influenced by the lifestyle of her friend Etienne Balsan, gave women the freedom to move. See how Gabrielle Chanel drew from her masculine muses, link in bio. #InsideCHANEL #GabrielleChanel

Literature & symbolism: how pillow talk with Boy Capel helped Gabrielle Chanel bring a little poetry into play. Meet the men who inspired her on the link in bio. #InsideCHANEL #GabrielleChanel

Gabrielle Chanel adopted crisp military design codes as symbols of power, to give women a uniform for independence. Watch the new episode of #InsideChanel - link in bio #GabrielleChanel

Filmmaker Sofia Coppola has made a video collage in tribute to Gabrielle Chanel for the occasion of the Mademoiselle Privé exhibition in Tokyo. Composed of images and videos from the archives, advertising and film extracts, this tribute reflects Sofia Coppola’s perspective of CHANEL through her unique style and eye. Mademoiselle Privé will be held at the B&C Hall-Tennoz in Tokyo, from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ #SofiaCoppola

Friend of the House Sofia Coppola discusses the symbols and codes of the CHANEL vocabulary that can still be seen in Gabrielle Chanel’s apartment in Paris. Learn more about the creative worlds of CHANEL at the B&C Hall-Tennoz at the Mademoiselle from October 19th to December 1st. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ #SofiaCoppola

Director Sofia Coppola, a loyal friend of the House for many years, has started an artistic collaboration with CHANEL. A new chapter of her creative conversation with Virginie Viard, Artistic Director of Fashion collections, is a video homage to Gabrielle Chanel on the occasion of the upcoming Mademoiselle Privé exhibition in Tokyo. The story of Sofia Coppola and CHANEL began when Karl Lagerfeld offered her an internship working alongside him in the Creation Studio. From this fashion experience, the teenage Sofia Coppola held on to the youthful allure the designer had imbued into CHANEL and has been a regular guest at the shows ever since. #CHANEL #MademoisellePrive #シャネルマドモアゼルプリヴェ #SofiaCoppola

A rectangular flap bag swathed with maxi diamond quilting: the CHANEL 19 bears the essence of the House and its codes. #CHANEL #HandbagCHANEL19