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    Chanel The Chanel Suit

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    Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was a Leo. The lion also in her designs throughout her collections. In fact, instead of the interlaced C’s that we know Chanel for, it is a surprise the Lion wasn’t the main stamp. We could see it in her vintage pieces like the quilted bag. When she was a child her father left her and orphan in the convent of Aubazine. She spent here six or seven years. Through her childhood and until she was 18, she learned how to sew which would make her a future designer. Much of Coco Chanel’s design symbols are established in her time at the orphanage at Aubazine. The Romanesque ar in the church she spent a lot of time in, would make her notice the colors of black and white. Religious garments and ceremonial objects inspire her…

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    Research Paper On Chanel

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    Gabrielle Bonheur “CoCo” Chanel was a famous French designer and entrepreneur. She created a turning point in the fashion industry for women worldwide. She designed clothes that had never been seen before. She also extended her designing beyond clothing. Chanel began to sell handbags, jewelry, and perfumes. She is best known for her determination, aspiration, and spirit which she used toward her professional life and social life. Gabrielle Chanel was born August 19, 1883 in Saumur…

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    Coco Chanel Fashion

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    Introduction “A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous.” Iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel once said. Chanel, one of the most influential designers in the world, redefined what it meant to be a woman. Women’s fashion before the 1900’s was all corsets and bustles and almost no freedom to move. Then Coco Chanel changed that. She designed new fashions that defied the social norm and gave women in Europe and America more freedoms. But with her new idea came conflicts. Young girls were…

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    Before Gabrielle Chanel had become the Coco Chanel, she went through difficulties in her life. As a young girl, she and her sister were abandoned by her father after her mother passed away, leaving her an orphan in 1893 (Lifetime TV, 2015). She learned how to sew in Aubazine orphanage to become a seamstress but she was more interested in becoming a famous singer, starting off in clubs called Moulins in 1908 (Coco Before Chanel, 2009). She was known as the girl singing the ‘Coco’ song which gave…

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    Coco Chanel Quotes

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    Coco Chanel was a woman of great intelligence whose influence revolutionized the way women wore clothes and made a huge impact on the fashion industry world. Her quote: “The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud” contains a huge life lesson that I agree with. Coco Chanel was trying to say that you shouldn’t be scared to speak your mind and you should question the standards society has put out for you. This quote reminds me of a time when I, like Coco Chanel, stood up for what…

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    This Chanel N° 5 perfume advertisement starring Suzy Parker, a well known actress and model at the time, was released in magazines and newspapers in 1957. This ad shows Parker joyful and glowing, standing in between two handsome men while being escorted down a stairwell. Her face and hair is absolutely flawless and combined with her gown, flowing from her graceful movements, exude confidence and a sense of carelessness. The late 1950s and early 60s were a very important time for women as the…

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    Coco Chanel is a influential person because she has made women clothes a lot more comfortable, and her CHANEL fashion line is still carried on because it was such a big hit. She has also shown that a girl can do anything. Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France.(Source 1) Coco Chanel’s early life was very miserable. When her mother died, Chanel’s father who worked as a peddler gave her up to an orphanage. (Source 2) Coco Chanel was raised by nuns…

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    Bonheur Chanel, Coco Chanel lived a life of …. When Chanel’s mother died, her father sent her to the Aubazine Shelter which was run by sadistic nuns. However, this is where Coco learned to sew and six years later, at the age of 18, she became a seamstress. In her free time she enjoyed singing at clubs in Vichy and Moulins. A few years later Chanel met, a young english polo player, Arthur Edward “Boy” Capel. A while later Boy Capel helped Chanel, now a certified modiste, open a hat shop on 21…

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    Final Thesis: Coco Chanel broke barriers and ignored the rules of structures “ladylike” fashion; Chanel’s legacy revolutionized and paved the way for not only high in fashion, but influenced and impacted women’s everyday wear and freedom of clothing. Core Text: Chanel and her World provide readers with Chanel’s life from the birth of her grandfather to the legacy she left behind after her death. The book goes in depth of how Coco Chanel invented modern clothing for women by stripping women of…

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    “Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance” , a powerful quote by the most powerful women in twenties centuries fashion industry, a fashion designer and founder of puissant french couture brand “CHANEL”. What Coco Chanel did was not just created a classical luxury brand but changed definition and image of women’s fashion forever. Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born in August 19, 1883 in Saumur, France .Unfortunately, she was sent to orphanage after her mother died. Gabrielle got…

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