Chanel ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form * Born: August 19, 1882 in Saumur, France * Died: January 10, 1971 in Paris, France * Nationality: French * Occupation: Fashion designer Legend. Coco Chanel once declared, "Legend is the consecration of celebrity," and no other fashion designer in history has exceeded either Chanel's celebrity or her legend. She was a fiercely independent lover of dukes, industrialists, and artists; a confidante
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Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born on August 19, 1883. Her parents were Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle. In 1895, her mother died of bronchitis, and therefore her father sent his daughters to the covent of Abazine in Corrèze. He has never been there since that day. During this time, she learned the skills of sewing. Chanel wanted to be a seamstress, but not plying her needle. She began to sing at café concerts. The popular songs oh hers was ’’Qui qu’a vu Coco’’, so she acquired the nickname’’ Coco’’
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recognition: 1909 through 1920s In 1909, Gabrielle Chanel opened a shop on the ground floor of Étienne Balsan's apartment in Paris—the beginnings of what would later become one of the greatest fashion empires in the world.[1] The Balsan home was a meeting place of the hunting elite of France and the gentlemen brought their fashionable mistresses along, giving Coco the opportunity to sell the women decorated hats. During this time, Coco Chanel struck up a relationship with Arthur 'Boy' Capel, a member
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Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, know as, Coco Chanel, was born on the 19th of August, 1883 in Saumur, a small city in France. She was born in a poorhouse to traveling salesman Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle. She had two sisters, Julie and Antoinette, and three brothers, Alphonse, Lucien and Augustine. When Chanel was just twelve years old her mother died, leaving her father to care for the six children. He left a short time later, and for the next seven years, Coco was in the orphanage of the Catholic
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Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971)[1] was an influential French fashion designer, founder of the famous brand Chanel, whose modernist thought, practical design, and pursuit of expensive simplicity made her an important and influential figure in 20th-century fashion. She was the only fashion designer to be named on Time 100: The Most Important People of the Century.[2] Legacy as design revolutionary As early as 1915, Harper's Bazaar raved over Chanel’s designs: “The
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Coco Chanel At the start of the twentieth century, the idea of women in business seemed crazy. In those days, men held all the positions of power and made all the decisions about money. They believed that a woman’s place was in the home, looking after her children, cooking for her family and managing the house. If a woman needed to work she could perhaps find a job in a shop or in a factory, but she had no chance of working as a businesswoman or a banker or a lawyer. Women’s fashions in the
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greatly. Gabrielle Bonheur “Coco” Chanel was a woman who invented some of the classic fashion pieces we wear today. Coco Chanel was a very popular fashion designer beginning her career as a hat maker in France during the time period of 1910- 1983. She was the creator of the brand Chanel which is now famous all around the world. Her life motto was, “If you were born without wings, do nothing to prevent them from growing” ( Saltari and Manferto 23).The house of Chanel is still popular today and her clothing
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8 References List 9 Introduction "Luxury is a necessity where necessity ends." Coco Chanel The main purpose of this research is to find out what creates a spark in the youth of today when it comes to buying luxury products. For some it may be status and recognition for the others it may be comfort and quality, it may vary from people to
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experiences, activities and accomplishments. (Non more than 750 words, please.) “Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” Coco Chanel While growing up in the Republic of Belarus I was I child with many dreams. Amongst my peers I was the only one who had several career goals. The world of professions is enormous: astronauts, police officers, bankers, teachers… But in all honesty
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Gabrielle Chanel was born in the French town of Saumur on the 19th of August 1883. She was one of 5 children and when her mother died; her father couldn’t manage on his own so the girls went to an orphanage and the boys to work on a farm. Gabrielle stayed at the orphanage and visited grandparents on holidays until 1900 when she moved in with them. She went to a local convent school with her aunt Adrienne who was almost the same age as Gabrielle, she remained a valued friend. Gabrielle and Adrienne
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