Cecilia Charles HUM-325 Professor Szalai 6 December 2014 The 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
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No less than an icon in women’s fashion‚ Coco Chanel has become one of the most widely recognized and copied designer in the business. Her clothing‚ made to be comfortable‚ elegant‚ and practical‚ stood out out among the popular and frivolous trends in the 1920’s and 1950’s. Chanel created beloved fashion line while she was alive and went down as a legend after her death. Because of the mastery of her craft she has‚ “become a symbol of grace‚ dignity‚ and femininity‚” (Ruffat 2007). Through her turbulent
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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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Coco Chanel‚ through her innovative design‚ liberated women from the restraints of common fashion trends. Changing the way people thought about almost everything in fashion. Coco Chanel will always be someone to look up to for fashion‚ and someone to trust when it comes to fashion. This was going to change the way people saw fashion and the world’s view on it. Coco Chanel had many different things that she had changed in fashion‚ not only clothes but how people felt about suntans. “She is arguably
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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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‘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 up any singing opportunities‚ it did set this life story in a new direction. Chanel met Etienne
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Gabrielle Chanel was a very singular woman. As opposed to many other women of her era‚ she wanted to have a successful career‚ but most importantly‚ to achieve it by herself. She wasn’t afraid to work hard to be able to reach a certain wealth which‚ to her‚ symbolized her independancy. If we could back to her childhood‚ it is pretty easy to observe that having no money and no control over the instability of her life must’ve been difficult and it certainly had an impact on her life goals and the way
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Molly Fox Molly Fox @02927528 Honors English 12 Description – G.A. 17 September 18‚ 2013 Ophelia Parker’s Moment with Chanel—(Writer’s Choice Piece) Ever since I was a little girl‚ all I wanted to be was rich and famous when I grew up‚ which I guess comes from being born and raised in New York City. Whenever I went through the illuminated metropolis‚ I would always see the most glamorous women
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The Unforgettable Mademoiselle‚ Gabriel Chanel Through out the course of history‚ there have been only but a few artists who have successfully torn down the traditions of society to create an innovative path towards an everlasting legacy. Some artists‚ such as Vincent Van Gough‚ did not even live to see a day of fame or recognition. One such artist‚ however‚ was able to rise above the devastations of her past and hone those negativities into diligence that pushed her into creating luxurious garments
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