The 1920s was the period of time between two Great wars when people’s lifestyle was changing in line with those historical events. Europe was suffering after the losses of the WWI and people had to change their lives according to the historical reality. The mood of European citizens was reflected in the clothes they wore. After the years of strict Victorian style -corsets, petticoats fashion finally became more bright, relaxed and variable. At that time such designers as Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli pushed social movements in their own way. Coco Chanel made a huge revolution in 1920s fashion by introducing trousers for women. While Elsa Schiaparelli surprised everyone with her flamboyant designs. In this essay I will analyse the influence
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These two famous and outstanding figures in fashion are coming from different backgrounds. Chanel was raised in poverty and the feeling of loneliness had never left her. “At the age of six I am already alone. My mother has just died. My father deposits me like a millstone, at the house of my aunts, and leaves immediately for an America from which he will never return. An orphan … ever since then, this words has always paralyzed me with fear; even now I cannot go past a girl’s boarding school and hear people saying ‘they are orphans’, without tears coming to my eyes.” (Morand and Cameron, 2008 p.13) Such hard life experience helped her to become a legend in fashion and developed her taste towards simplicity, elegance and comfort. That also describes why she was so passionate about the black color. In comparison to Coco Chanel Elsa Schiaparelli was born and raised in luxury. Her choice of colors and textures belonged to the environment in which she was raised. “Perhaps she was not so much rejected as considered a nuisance by parents too busy, too self-absorbed, or too emotionally distance to give her the affection she needed.” (Secrest, 2014) Despite the fact that Elsa had both parents she felt herself lonely as well as Coco Chanel who didn’t have anyone. Such strong feeling of loneliness was one of the main factors that pushed Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli to the doors of
These two famous and outstanding figures in fashion are coming from different backgrounds. Chanel was raised in poverty and the feeling of loneliness had never left her. “At the age of six I am already alone. My mother has just died. My father deposits me like a millstone, at the house of my aunts, and leaves immediately for an America from which he will never return. An orphan … ever since then, this words has always paralyzed me with fear; even now I cannot go past a girl’s boarding school and hear people saying ‘they are orphans’, without tears coming to my eyes.” (Morand and Cameron, 2008 p.13) Such hard life experience helped her to become a legend in fashion and developed her taste towards simplicity, elegance and comfort. That also describes why she was so passionate about the black color. In comparison to Coco Chanel Elsa Schiaparelli was born and raised in luxury. Her choice of colors and textures belonged to the environment in which she was raised. “Perhaps she was not so much rejected as considered a nuisance by parents too busy, too self-absorbed, or too emotionally distance to give her the affection she needed.” (Secrest, 2014) Despite the fact that Elsa had both parents she felt herself lonely as well as Coco Chanel who didn’t have anyone. Such strong feeling of loneliness was one of the main factors that pushed Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli to the doors of