Chanel No. 5

“We have the 1950s fashion to thank for the invention of the Stilettos,” (Ruche). Stilettos were invented by a shoe designer named Andre Perugia, who began designing shoes in 1906. These thin-heeled shoes classed up any outfit, adding a petite look and a sleek silhouette when wearing a dress. Women ditched their bulkier shoes from the thirties and forties and opted for Stilettos instead. They’ve become extremely popular and can be seen being worn today by any passing lady. Polyester, Triacetate…

What’s tonight’s plan? Wine, women and shoes. Cheerio. “Sex and the city”. Oh. This is what it comes to my mind when I first see this incredible pump. It wears a nice color named capucine. A rainbow metallic look is glorious receiving all spotlight. Stiletto high heel and fine finish pump are unbeatable when it comes to fashion. It has to be beautiful crafted, with a sophisticated woman and a bottle of luxurious wine to make the world still. Its python skin is bold and wild and confident. Its…

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…

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…

Born Gabrielle 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…

Chanel is one of the most famous fashion companies to this day. Through having a successful company one must advertise there company in several ways. Chanel along with many more high class companies do this by creating short films, magazine ad’s, bill boards, ads, and celebrity endorsements. This ad has the celebrities Keira Knightley and Russian Danila Kozlovsky. The ad itself is set inside one of Andy Warhol’s factories, also known as the “Sliver Factory”, the ad is a allusion to it. His…

Popularized by Coco Chanel, who introduced costume jewelry that was “big and bold with long strings of glass beads, dangling earrings, and many plastic bracelets stacked up on arms” , became a perfect addition to a daring “flapper girl” look. As far as the shoe trends of the…

The New Look of the 1940s became the era of change that influences most fashion now and the years after. The New look was created by Christian Dior in France. The look included a pinched waist, softened shoulders, and a full skirt. The pinched waist started the popular hourglass look. The full skirts are especially popular today on wedding dresses and red carpet looks. Another factor that helped shape fashion the way it is now was the shortage of fabrics because they needed so much to make…

Fashion, the popular trend in styles of clothing, can be observed through out human history. From the fur hides of the Neolithic, to the Victorian dresses of 19th century, and to the “standard” clothing that the society perceives of today, fashion is ubiquitous. Fashion – especially women’s fashion – however, stands beyond its practicality and ornamentation to make and to mark the social, cultural, and psychological atmosphere of the era. In this paper, one seeks to examine the rise of trousers…

Christian Louboutin, born in 1963 in Paris, France, has been interested in women's fashion from a young age. His passion for shoe design, influenced by his three sisters, first became apparent during high school where he spent most of his spare time sketching shoes. Louboutin, who was enthralled by sketching stiletto heels, devoted his late teenage life entirely to this obsession. As a result, he was expelled from four schools, but this certainly didn't negatively affect his chosen career path.…