Mademoiselle Coco Chanel
The woman who I admire the most, Gabrielle Bonheur, was born in 1883. In 1909, she founded her fashion line under her new pseudonym, "Coco Chanel". She revolutionized women's fashion. However, she struggled with her dark childhood. Her mother died and her father abandoned her. She grew up in an orphanage, where she learned how to sew. She used two men to start her business: she became a mistress of the esteemed Englishman Arthur Boy Capel and also became involved with Etienne Balsan, who offered to help her with her new career in fashion. During the 1920s, women were trapped in corsets and fashion was restricted. Coco Chanel changed women's fashion dramatically. She introduced clothing that was different from the trends of the time, such as black dress. Even these days, a lot of people wear black little dresses.
She was also the first designer to ever lend her name to a fragrance, "Chanel No. 5". She opened up a whole new industry, serving as the proprietor of luxury fashion in many ways. Even now, fashion she popularized lives on today. She died in 1971 at the age of 87. However, there are more than 300 Chanel stores worldwide. She was successful because she refused to follow trends and separated herself from other designers.
Quotes
She left many significant quotes.
- A girl should be two things; classy and fabulous
- In order to be irreplaceable one must always be different
- As long as you know men are like children, you know everything!
- A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future
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