Coco Chanel’s Impact
Coco Chanel impacted nineteenth century women by causing changes in women’s beauty standards, the way women are perceived, and gender norms in clothing.
Gender norms in clothing
The clothes made for women at that time weren’t functional whatsoever
A lot of people were inspired by Dior’s designs at the time, which included small waist dresses, and copious layers of fabric. (C2)
The designs that Dior made were very popular at the time. His designs included the fashion that was popular for women at that time, and his clothes and were not made so that a woman could move around well.
Well dressed people at the time were known for wearing uncomfortable attire, and those who were not doing the same were looked down upon.(B2) …show more content…
The Clothes created were not function and when women wore them they could not possibly be as mobile as a man.
Coco Chanel changed gender norms in clothing by creating fashionable, and socially acceptable clothing that women could wear comfortably on an everyday basis.
Chanel launched and sustained the movement toward simplicity, practicality, and unfussy elegance in women's clothing.”(D2)
Chanel made comfortable designs. This started a new revolution for women’s clothing because the fashion industry would slowly stop producing the primary outfits for women at the time after Coco Chanel’s impact.
Chanel thought of fashion as becoming a joke, because of how it wasn’t functional at all anymore. She changed that. “Most men forget that there’s a woman in there” (D3)
Men were responsible for the uncomfortable fashion, so as a woman she could change that.
Coco Chanel is responsible for pants, womens suits, jersey material, sailer shirts, bell bottoms, pea jackets, and simple black dresses being worn on women, and most of these items are worn by both men and women today. Chanel changed fashion history forever.
What Chanel created changed the industry forever, and by doing so unisex clothing has become a …show more content…
Chanel helped women become perceived as just as capable as men through creating women’s fashion that was similar to theirs.
Chanel made clothing that didn’t sexualize women’s bodies, but empowered women. She didn’t intentionally draw attention to the bust, waist, or bottom of women.(B5)
Coco Chanel helped women be perceived as something other as sexual objects.
“Chanel’s own lifestyle fueled her ideas of how modern women everywhere should look, act, and dress. Her own slim boyish figure and cropped hair became an ideal, as did her tanned skin, active lifestyle, and financial independence. Throughout her career, Chanel succeeded in packaging and marketing her own personal attitudes and style, making her a key arbiter of women’s taste throughout the twentieth century.”(C5)
Coco Chanel was also a big inspiration and role model for women independence.
Men made their clothing that held them back from independence, while Coco Chanel made clothes empowering women’s independence thus changing the way women were perceived. Coco’s clothing was just the baseline of women
Coco Chanel impacted nineteenth century women by causing changes in women’s beauty standards, the way women are perceived, and gender norms in clothing.
Gender norms in clothing
The clothes made for women at that time weren’t functional whatsoever
A lot of people were inspired by Dior’s designs at the time, which included small waist dresses, and copious layers of fabric. (C2)
The designs that Dior made were very popular at the time. His designs included the fashion that was popular for women at that time, and his clothes and were not made so that a woman could move around well.
Well dressed people at the time were known for wearing uncomfortable attire, and those who were not doing the same were looked down upon.(B2) …show more content…
The Clothes created were not function and when women wore them they could not possibly be as mobile as a man.
Coco Chanel changed gender norms in clothing by creating fashionable, and socially acceptable clothing that women could wear comfortably on an everyday basis.
Chanel launched and sustained the movement toward simplicity, practicality, and unfussy elegance in women's clothing.”(D2)
Chanel made comfortable designs. This started a new revolution for women’s clothing because the fashion industry would slowly stop producing the primary outfits for women at the time after Coco Chanel’s impact.
Chanel thought of fashion as becoming a joke, because of how it wasn’t functional at all anymore. She changed that. “Most men forget that there’s a woman in there” (D3)
Men were responsible for the uncomfortable fashion, so as a woman she could change that.
Coco Chanel is responsible for pants, womens suits, jersey material, sailer shirts, bell bottoms, pea jackets, and simple black dresses being worn on women, and most of these items are worn by both men and women today. Chanel changed fashion history forever.
What Chanel created changed the industry forever, and by doing so unisex clothing has become a …show more content…
Chanel helped women become perceived as just as capable as men through creating women’s fashion that was similar to theirs.
Chanel made clothing that didn’t sexualize women’s bodies, but empowered women. She didn’t intentionally draw attention to the bust, waist, or bottom of women.(B5)
Coco Chanel helped women be perceived as something other as sexual objects.
“Chanel’s own lifestyle fueled her ideas of how modern women everywhere should look, act, and dress. Her own slim boyish figure and cropped hair became an ideal, as did her tanned skin, active lifestyle, and financial independence. Throughout her career, Chanel succeeded in packaging and marketing her own personal attitudes and style, making her a key arbiter of women’s taste throughout the twentieth century.”(C5)
Coco Chanel was also a big inspiration and role model for women independence.
Men made their clothing that held them back from independence, while Coco Chanel made clothes empowering women’s independence thus changing the way women were perceived. Coco’s clothing was just the baseline of women