Which American film producer hired Coco Chanel to design Hollywood costumes in 1931?

Samuel Goldwyn hired Coco Chanel to design Hollywood costumes in 1931.

Goldwyn, one of the leading American film producers of the era, invited Chanel to work for United Artists. The arrangement brought her Parisian fashion approach into the Hollywood studio system, where costume design was becoming an increasingly important part of a film’s visual identity.

Chanel’s Hollywood work did not become a lasting replacement for her Paris couture business. Her designs were admired for elegance and modernity, but studio costume departments had their own production demands and established methods.

This episode is sometimes confused with Chanel’s later work for individual films and theatrical productions. The 1931 Hollywood contract is specifically associated with Samuel Goldwyn.