get jobs as dress makers when they had finished school. Gabrielle’s earliest ambition was to be on stage and during her time off from work she was a regular cafe and bar singer, through this she gained the nick name Coco from singing her own version of a song called ‘Qui qu’a vu coco?’. Through this circuit Chanel met Etienne Baslan, a wealthy military officer; she became his mistress and went to live with him when she was aged 25. Chanel’s appearance was always very modest and neat, very different
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their fashionable mistresses along, giving Coco the opportunity to sell the women decorated hats. During this time, Coco Chanel struck up a good relationship with Arthur 'Boy' Capel, a member of the Balsan men's group. He saw a businesswoman in Coco and helped her acquire her location at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris by 1910.[2] There was already a couture shop in the building, and so Coco was not allowed in her lease to produce couture dresses.[2] In 1912, Coco Chanel opened her first millinery shop in
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French designer, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, also known as Coco Chanel, has taken the world by STORM! From faux jewelry to The Little Black Dress, everyone knows Chanel! With a little more visible skin, Coco Chanel gives women a NEW and comfortable yet stylish look! Chanel came into the fashion world gradually but with a slow rise, she is at the top. Corsets are out, but Trousers are IN. Chanel has made quite a few upgrades in the fashion world and trousers are one. Women may now dress in a comfortable
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"Coco Chanel wasn't just ahead of her time. She was ahead of herself. If one looks at the work of contemporary fashion designers as different from one another as Tom Ford, Helmut Lang, Miuccia Prada, Jil Sander and Donatella Versace, one sees that many of their strategies echo what Chanel once did. The way, 75 years ago, she mixed up the vocabulary of male and female clothes and created fashion that offered the wearer a feeling of hidden luxury rather than ostentation are just two examples of how
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The Roaring Twenties It was the Bee’s Knees to feel the Heebie-Jeebies while living young and free as a sensual Dumb Dora through the radical Roaring Twenties, an era that was absolutely unforgettable in American history! Organized doctrines advocating political, social, and all other rights of women equivalent to those of men, made the ideas of feminism possible. This was a new term that came about during the Progressive Era, a term that caused women to express their self-worth by capturing
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1905, she became a Cafe singer named “Coco”, and sing for a living in different KTV or coffee houses. Dering this time, she made friend with two kinds of people, and became their bosom friend, one is rich officer, the other is English industrialist. In 1910, Coco had the first millinery shop in Paris. Because of her extraordinary needlework skills and her friends introduced many celebrities for her guests, just in one year, her business was rising. Then Coco moved her store to Rue Cambon, it is
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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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idea if there was a male and a female host. The male could wear a tux and the female could possibly where different gowns in each scene or they could wear clothing that was not pick for the runway. Quotes: “I don’t do fashion, I am fashion.” – Coco Chanel “Fashion is what you adopt, when you don’t know who you are.” – Quentin Crisp “Fashions fade, style is eternal.” – Yves Saint Laurent “Only great minds can afford a simple style.” – Stendhal “The difference between style and fashion
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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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popular songs oh hers was ’’Qui qu’a vu Coco’’, so she acquired the nickname’’ Coco’’. She got her start in hats and she wasn’t afraid to be her own model. According to Khurana, Coco said ‘’I don’t do fashion, I’m fashion’’. Etienne Balsan, her first love who gave her the opportunity to into a higher social life. For this reason, she met Arthur Capel, known as ‘’ Boy ’’ and became his mistress. Capel fascinated with the talent and the personality of Coco, therefore he provided the funds for her
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