Coco Chanel is an icon. Chanel is one of the most influential fashion designers of all time. She was one of the first women entrepreneurs of the 20th century. Chanel led the world from hoop skirts and corsets to long‚ loose fitting jersey dresses. She changed the way people saw the world through her innovative designs. Gabrielle was born in 1883 in Saumur‚ France. She was the second child born to a seamstress and a market stallholder. Her parents were not married when she was born‚ however they
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Coco Chanel Who Is Coco Chanel? The talented French couturier‚ Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel‚ is celebrated for contributing numerous elements to the world of women’s fashion -- the little black dress‚ her one of a kind Chanel No. 5 fragrance and much more. During the period of the 1920s‚ Coco even popularized the look of sun-tanned skin‚ setting a new standard of "beauty" among society as a whole. The Brand Chanel is a label defined by elegance and simplicity. The brand features
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Fashion Leader‚ Nazi Informant‚ Compulsive Liar: Coco Chanel (1918-1945) Agent F-7124‚ code name: Westminster. To those of you who were not involved with German Military Intelligence during World War II‚ you may know Agent F-7124 as Coco Chanel. Chanel has been one of the top names in high end fashion for almost one hundred years but the woman behind the brand has a shocking past that would make any customer think twice before a purchase. Chanel herself once said during the German Occupation of
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Topic: Coco Chanel General Purpose: To Inform Specific Purpose: By the end of my speech the audience will know better about Coco Chanel. Thesis: Coco Chanel brought the world of high fashion to the masses. Introduction I. Does anyone know what this logo is? A. I am assuming most of women in this room know what this is. B. This is Chanel logo‚ one of the most famous fashion brand in the world. C. A lot of women know Chanel and they are fascinated of Chanel products‚ but how many people
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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 parents were not married until Chanel was fifteen months
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Vivian Kuo HUM 110 Online Oct 10‚ 2012 Women History Paper- Coco Chanel Coco Chanel once said‚ “Fashion is always of the time in which you live. It is not something standing alone. But the grand problem‚ the most important problem‚ is to rejeuvenate women. To make women look young. Then their outlook changes. They feel more joyous (Bio.com‚ 1993).” I want to write on Coco Chanel particularly because of her everlasting contributions to the women and men’s fashion industry in our patriarchal
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Teenagers in the 1950’s were a lot different from the teenagers today. It was a beginning of a transformation into what they are today. The influence of teenagers on America’s economy has changed greatly‚ Teenagers have gone from not being able to speak their mind to freely expressing almost anything they feel. It seems large companies are now only focusing on teens‚ whereas before they had all but ignored them. Their advertising is directed toward teens in order to get their business right from
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Another Chance I believe that everyone deserves the chance to love and care for a pet in some way. My family adopted our very first pet‚ a five-year old half golden retriever and half Australian Sheppard dog named Chance. As long as I can remember my brother‚ sisters and I have always wanted a pet. I can remember every moment of it like it was the other day; the day after Christmas my parents surprised us all with a dog they had saved from being put to sleep. The moment Chance walked into our
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Coco Chanel (1883-1971) Brief Background: Coco Chanel was born in a workhouse in the Loire Valley where her mother used to work‚ she was born in 1883 and her real name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel‚ however she later claimed that her date of birth was 1893 which made her ten years younger. Her mother passed away when she was six years old‚ leaving five children behind her husband‚ whom he farmed out to various relatives. The young Chanel was sent to an orphanage of the Catholic Monastery of Aubazine
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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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