Biography of Coco Chanel

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19 August 1883
January 10, 1971
Born in Saumur, France, on 19 August 1883, Gabrielle Chanel, called "Coco", had a very humble and sad childhood spent largely in an orphanage, later becoming one of the most acclaimed fashion designers of the past century. With the style pioneered by she represented the new female model of the ' 900, which is a type of woman dedicated to work, a dynamic life, sports, no labels with self-irony, giving this model the most appropriate way of dressing. He began his career by designing hats, first in Paris in 1908 and then to Deauville. In these cities, in ' 14, opened its first stores, followed in the ' 16 to Haute Couture salon in Biarritz. The resounding success took in the 1920s, when it comes to open its doors to one of its offices in the rue de Cambon # 31 in Paris and when, shortly afterwards, will be considered a real symbol of that generation.
However, according to the critics and connoisseurs of fashion, the pinnacle of his creativity can be traced to the 1930s, when customs, despite having invented his famous and revolutionary "suits" (consisting of men's jacket and straight skirt or pants, hitherto belonged to humans), imposed a sober and elegant style from the unmistakable stamp. Basically, we can say that Chanel clothing replaced impractical of belle époque with a large and comfortable fashion. In 1916, for example, extensive use of Chanel jersey (a very flexible mesh material), its exclusively for girls ' in a wide variety of types of clothing, including simple dresses in gray and dark blue. This innovation was so successful that "Coco" began to develop his famous fantasias for the jersey fabrics.
The inclusion of hand-knitted sweater and then packaged industrially, in fact, is one of the most sensational proposed by Chanel. In addition, the jewelry in pearls, long gold chains, Assembly of genuine stones with fake gems, crystals which have the appearance of diamonds are indispensable accessories of Chanel clothing and recognizable signs of his jaws. Experts like those of the site Creativitalia.it, they argue: "too often has spoken of his famous Suit as if it was his invention; Chanel actually produced a traditional clothing often was inspired by men's clothing and who do not become out of date with the changing of each new season. The most common colors of Chanel were dark blue, grey, and beige. The importance given to detail and extensive use of costume jewellery, with revolutionary combinations of genuine stones and false, clusters of crystals, and pearls are many suggestive of the style of Chanel. At the age of 71 years, Chanel introduced again on "Chanel suit" which consisted of various pieces: a cardigan-style jacket, with its typical chain sewn inside, a simple and convenient, with a blouse whose fabric was coordinated with the fabric inside the suit. This time, the skirts were cut shorter and trouser suits were made from a fabric cardigan well worked. Chanel is singular in his revolutionize the fashion industry and helping women's path towards emancipation ". The outbreak of World War II imposed a sudden setback. Coco is forced to close the headquarters of rue de Cambon, leaving open only the perfume shop. In ' 54, when he comes back in fashion, Chanel has 71 years.
The stylist had worked from 1921 to 1970 in close collaboration with so-called perfume composers, Ernest Beaux and Henri Robert. The famous Chanel No. 5 was created in 1921 by Ernest Beaux, and as shown in Coco had to embody a concept of timeless femininity, unique and fascinating. The No. 5 was not only innovative for the fragrance, but for the novelty of the name and the simplicity of the bottle. Chanel was ridiculous-sounding names of the perfumes of the era, so much so that he decided to call his fragrance with a number, because it corresponded to the fifth proposal olfactory did Ernest. Unforgettable, the famous assertion of Marylin who, urged to confess how and with what clothing was sleeping, he confessed, "with only two drops of Chanel No. 5," projecting that way, Additionally, the name of the designer and her perfume in fashion history. The bottle then, vanguard, has become famous for its essential structure and the CAP cut like an emerald. This "profile" was so successful that, by 1959, the bottle is exposed at the Museum of modern art in New York. The legendary # 5 was followed by many others, such as # 22 in 1922, "Gardénia" in ' 25, "Bois des iles" in ' 26, ' Cuir de Russie "in ' 27," Vaux cemetery "," Une idée "in ' 30," Jasmine "in ' 32 and" Pour Monsieur "in ' 55. The other big Chanel number is N° 19, created in 1970 by Henri Robert, to remember the date of birth of Coco (on 19 August, in fact). In summary, the stylistic imprint of Chanel is based on apparent repetitiveness of the basic models.
The variants are the designs of fabrics and detail, confirming the belief made right by the designer in his famous quip that "fashion passes, style remains". The demise of this great fashion designer of the ' 900, which took place on 10 January ' 71, was sent out by his assistants, Gaston Berthelot and Ramon Esparza, and their collaborators, Yvonne Dudel and Jean Cazaubon, in an attempt to honour the name and maintain its prestige.
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