The Influence Of Coco Chanel, By Arthur Marvell

Register to read the introduction… At the age of eighteen, Chanel had a brief career as a singer, where she performed in cabarets. One night when Chanel performed at La Rotonde, she sang a song about a lady who had lost her dog named Coco; from that point on, she was referred to as Coco Chanel. (L.G &J.C “The Influence of Coco Chanel”) Chanel was performing on another night, when she met a man named Etienne Balsan. She became his mistress and he supported her by buying her lavishing gifts. During the time Chanel was with Etienne, she began designing hats, something she would soon have a deep interest for. (A+E Television Networks, LLC “Coco Chanel biography”) Chanel’s affair with Etienne Balsan ended, and she soon met a new man named Arthur Capel, who helped Chanel to open her first milliner shop, in Paris, France in 1910. (Famous women and beauty “Coco Chanel biography”) Her first milliner store was opened on Paris’s Rue Cambon, where she only designed hats. (A+E Television Networks, LLC “Coco Chanel biography”) Her hats were designed for high class women who spread her name all throughout Paris. Thanks to Arthur, who had urged Chanel to open her …show more content…
After several people asked where she had purchased her dress, she told them she was the designer. Those people immediately began to ask her if she could design one for them as well. (A+E Television Networks, LLC “Coco Chanel biography”) In 1925, Chanel launched her signature cardigan jacket. The following year, she launched her famous design of the ‘little black dress’. Even though both designs are still very popular today, her creation of the little black dress is a famous design known all over the world. It is considered a simple, yet classic design by many people, such as aspiring designers hoping to become famous. (AETN UK “Coco Chanel