world of fashion‚ but few people know that it was Coco Chanel‚ who gave women bathing suits‚ pants‚ slacks‚ costume jewelry‚ and of course‚ Chanel No.5 .Her influence on the 20th century fashion was so great that she was the only person in the courtier field to be named in Time 100.The Most Important People of the Century. (Nikitine) While Coco Chanel gained world recognition her early years‚ however‚ were anything but glamorous .Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born on August 1883 in Saumur‚ France
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English 4 24 April 2013 Coco Chanel Coco Chanel’s designs changed the ways women dressed‚ looked and acted. That was a major turning point in the fashion scene. She had an impact on women everywhere. Socially‚ intellectually and culturally‚ her design style inspired many others during her time‚ changing women’s fashion forever. Women love fashion because it sets the stage for the sight of things. Fashion‚ over the years‚ has given the world some renowned designers and Coco Chanel tops the list.
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Fashion designer. Born on August 19‚ 1883‚ in Saumur‚ France. With her trademark suits and little black dresses‚ Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today. She herself became a much revered style icon known for her simple yet sophisticated outfits paired with great accessories‚ such as several strands of pearls. As Chanel once said‚“luxury must be comfortable‚ otherwise it is not luxury.” Her early years‚ however‚ were anything but glamorous. After her mother’s death‚ Chanel
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is happening. This is a quote by Gabrielle Chanel known as Coco Chanel‚ the iconic French fashion designer. This speech will be about Coco channels early life‚ early career and her legacy as a designer. Body EARLY LIFE: Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born on 18 August 1883 in France‚ Her mother was a laundry women and her dad was a street vendor who led a nomadic life style. At age 6 her mother passed away‚ with both parents absent‚ coco chanel was sent to an orphanage. Growing up in an orphanage
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“In order for one to be irreplaceable‚ one must always be different.” –Coco Chanel Thesis Statement: The designs created by Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel inspired an entirely new concept to women’s fashion by simplifying women’s clothing while still making it fashionable. I. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel spent all her life denying her humble beginnings. A. Chanel was born an illegitimate child. 1. Chanel’s mother and father were not married when Chanel was born. 2. Chanel’s
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The fashion rebel‚ Coco Chanel People inspire‚ create‚ and evolve‚ and Coco Chanel made a big fashion evolution. Not only is Coco a go-getter‚ but she made the world a different place one stitch at a time. ¨As Chanel once said‚“luxury must be comfortable‚ otherwise it is not luxury¨”(Biography.com). In Chanel´s youth‚ she went through hard times. When Coco´s mother died‚ her father put her in an orphanage. Nuns that took care of her‚ taught the young girl how to sew. When she had a career as a singer
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Krista Harriman Mrs.Hobbins Fashion Marketing January 18‚ 2013 Gabrielle Bonheur ‘Coco’ Chanel At the age of 17‚ the future designer‚ Coco Chanel‚ was sent to live in an orphanage‚ where nuns taught her the basic techniques of sewing and helped her land a local job as a seamstress. However‚ this life was meant for more exciting things than a seamstress‚ and so the ambitious young girl took off for the town of Moulins to become a cabaret singer. While the experience in Moulins did not open
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Coco Chanel changed women’s fashion and has brought the world of high fashion to the masses by introducing a designer perfume and designer jewelry Gabrielle Chanel: Early years It is impossible to talk about Coco Chanel’s success without mentioning her early life. Born in 1883 and named Gabrielle Chanel‚ Coco as she would be known later came from another century where a lot of things were happening in the world. In that year‚ President Chester Alan Arthur inaugurated a work of engineering (the
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Coco Chanel did not always dream of being a fashion designer‚ She danced‚ attempted to be an actress‚ sold hosiery‚ rode horses‚ dispensed mineral water‚ and worked as a cabaret singer. Coco Chanel opened her first actual clothes store in 1909 in Paris. Th8is was when she was dating the aristocrat‚ Etienne Balsan‚ a playboy who could finance her‚ the store became a success. This says quite a lot about Chanel that she was able to turn a small boutique that employed two teenage girls into one of the
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Fashion Icon: Coco Chanel Gabriel Bonheur Chanel known to many as Coco Chanel was born August 19‚ 1882‚ in Saumur‚ France was a fashion icon of the twentieth century (“Coco Chanel”). Gabriel Chanel was raised by nuns because she was an orphaned at a very young age‚ where she learned the seamstress trade. She wanted to be a singer and she would perform at local café concerts. Her audience eventually gave her the name Coco because the songs that she would perform would have the name Coco in it and the
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