Coco Chanel Research Paper
Coco Chanel
(1883-1971)
Brief Background: Coco Chanel was born in a workhouse in the Loire Valley where her mother used to work, she was born in 1883 and her real name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, however she later claimed that her date of birth was 1893 which made her ten years younger. Her mother passed away when she was six years old, leaving five children behind her husband, whom he farmed out to various relatives. The young Chanel was sent to an orphanage of the Catholic Monastery of Aubazine where she learned sewing. At the age of 18 she left the orphanage and started to work for a local tailor.
The first World War led her move to the resort town of Deauvile, where she had connections with rich military officer and then with a wealthy English Industrialist, through these beneficial connections, she was able to open her own shop in Paris in 1910 later she opened boutiques.
“Coco” Chanel The Designer: in the year 1920 she became the first designer to create loose garments for women and she used fabrics …show more content…
She was inspired by the art movement surrealism which is one of my favorite art movement and also my most favorite surliest artist Dali designed fabric for Schiaparelli. She managed to gather an affluent and adventurous clientele which allowed them to use her free imagination. When she was a rising as a designer Paris was the site of the great surrealist balls, which in their mixture of masquerade and elegance provided her to innovations and illusions. She didn’t stop amusing the public and enjoyed her thorough success. She is an icon for many young aspiring designers. If today we say the inspiration behind color blocking theme without any doubt it is because of her. In my personal opinion I believe Alexander Macqueen always had Elsa in his mind while designing his collection or Elsa Schiaparelli was born again in his
(1883-1971)
Brief Background: Coco Chanel was born in a workhouse in the Loire Valley where her mother used to work, she was born in 1883 and her real name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, however she later claimed that her date of birth was 1893 which made her ten years younger. Her mother passed away when she was six years old, leaving five children behind her husband, whom he farmed out to various relatives. The young Chanel was sent to an orphanage of the Catholic Monastery of Aubazine where she learned sewing. At the age of 18 she left the orphanage and started to work for a local tailor.
The first World War led her move to the resort town of Deauvile, where she had connections with rich military officer and then with a wealthy English Industrialist, through these beneficial connections, she was able to open her own shop in Paris in 1910 later she opened boutiques.
“Coco” Chanel The Designer: in the year 1920 she became the first designer to create loose garments for women and she used fabrics …show more content…
She was inspired by the art movement surrealism which is one of my favorite art movement and also my most favorite surliest artist Dali designed fabric for Schiaparelli. She managed to gather an affluent and adventurous clientele which allowed them to use her free imagination. When she was a rising as a designer Paris was the site of the great surrealist balls, which in their mixture of masquerade and elegance provided her to innovations and illusions. She didn’t stop amusing the public and enjoyed her thorough success. She is an icon for many young aspiring designers. If today we say the inspiration behind color blocking theme without any doubt it is because of her. In my personal opinion I believe Alexander Macqueen always had Elsa in his mind while designing his collection or Elsa Schiaparelli was born again in his