fashion was Coco Chanel. “She is a French designer who is not only recognized for her fashion line, but also for her little black dresses and suits, her trademark perfume and her expensive simplicity in design” (Perez, “The Legacy of Coco Chanel”). Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel should be considered one of history’s most influential people, because she revolutionized the fashion world with her designs and color schemes that were bold, unique, and different from any previous designs. Gabrielle “Coco” Bonheur
A Legendary Fashion Icon What made Coco Chanel become famous and change the world? How did she create innovative fashion designs at a young age? Coco Chanel had a harsh childhood in the 19th Century since her father ran away when she was a young girl, and her mother died when Chanel was still a child. Having a harsh childhood, she was peculiar when she was compared to other children her age and was sent to a convent where Chanel learned to sew. Her sister gave her a hard time and was not kind to
Coco Chanel’s Rejection “The most courageous act is for you to think for yourself. Out loud.”-Coco Chanel Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born August 19th 1883, in Saumur France. At a young age, her mother passed away causing her dad to put her in an orphanage. In the orphanage, she was taught how to sew by nuns. Once she left the orphanage, she had a singing career. After that brief singing career, she became a fashion designer. She is well known now for her trademark suits, timeless designs, and little
The Influence of Coco Chanel on Fashion in The 20th Century Chanel, from her original name Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, was an important French designer of the 20th Century . She was born in 1883 and she died in 1971, those are the years in which she changed the definition of fashion . According to fashion, Chanel was ahead of her time, she was a revolutionist . Coco Chanel was one of the most important designers of the 20th Century because she was not scared to break the old fashion and invent a more
Coco Chanel is recognized and honored globally due to her contributions to the current position of woman in the modern society. She created the woman’s beauty through her fashion works that include costume jewelry, suits, designer perfumes, jersey, suntan, and black dress and women trousers. Through the new fashion, she was able to model the modern woman that is beautiful and sexy. She also led other women into the corporate world. The objective of this paper is to explore on how Coco Channel transformed