Coco Chanel
is a fashion icon to women across the world
Having learned the art of sewing during her six years at Aubazine orphanage, Coco was able to find employment as a seamstress. In 1939, at the beginning of World War 2 Coco closed all of her shops. Coco was born on the date August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France Coco is famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits, and little black dresses. Chanel was raised in an orphanage and taught how to sew. She had a basic career as a singer before opening her first clothes shop in the year 1910. In the 1920s, she launched her first perfume. Coco never felt the need to dress the same as the other women in her times and was very daring when it came to her fashion likes and dislikes. Coco gave confidence to girls and women across the world. Her style shocked a lot of the women that followed the orders of clothes that they were supposed to wear and taught that they fit in. Coco herself once said
“fashion fades; only style remains”
Coco has had several films based on story named: Coco before Chanel , Coco inside Chanel, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky and inside Chanel
is a fashion icon to women across the world
Having learned the art of sewing during her six years at Aubazine orphanage, Coco was able to find employment as a seamstress. In 1939, at the beginning of World War 2 Coco closed all of her shops. Coco was born on the date August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France Coco is famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits, and little black dresses. Chanel was raised in an orphanage and taught how to sew. She had a basic career as a singer before opening her first clothes shop in the year 1910. In the 1920s, she launched her first perfume. Coco never felt the need to dress the same as the other women in her times and was very daring when it came to her fashion likes and dislikes. Coco gave confidence to girls and women across the world. Her style shocked a lot of the women that followed the orders of clothes that they were supposed to wear and taught that they fit in. Coco herself once said
“fashion fades; only style remains”
Coco has had several films based on story named: Coco before Chanel , Coco inside Chanel, Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky and inside Chanel
Coco died in hotel Ritz in 1971 after over 30 years of living in hotel Ritz she was 88 years old
Here are some interesting facts on Coco Chanel:
· Nuns taught Coco Chanel everything she knows. Coco learned sewing from the nuns who ran Aubazine Abbey, the orphanage she grew up in.
· She was the first person to have a vanity perfume.
Chanel No. 5 is a classic -- so classic, in fact, that it was the first perfume ever to be named after its designer.
Here are some interesting facts on Coco Chanel:
· Nuns taught Coco Chanel everything she knows. Coco learned sewing from the nuns who ran Aubazine Abbey, the orphanage she grew up in.
· She was the first person to have a vanity perfume.
Chanel No. 5 is a classic -- so classic, in fact, that it was the first perfume ever to be named after its designer.
Qoutes
By Coco Chanel herself
· There are people who have money and people who are rich.
· Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
· Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
· Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.
· The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
· Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
· Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.
By Coco Chanel herself
· There are people who have money and people who are rich.
· Success is often achieved by those who don't know that failure is inevitable.
· Don't spend time beating on a wall, hoping to transform it into a door.
· Women have always been the strong ones of the world. The men are always seeking from women a little pillow to put their heads down on. They are always longing for the mother who held them as infants.
· The most courageous act is still to think for yourself. Aloud.
· Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity.
· Look for the woman in the dress. If there is no woman, there is no dress.
Coco’s famous business is still running to this day in fact they are a very wealthy brand a Coco is still famous for her Jaw dropping designs for women. She has lots of shops across the world including the: London, Manchester, New York on 5th avenue, Dublin
And many, many, more.
Here is a very Interesting website with pictures videos and facts about Coco
http://www.biography.com/people/coco-chanel-9244165
And many, many, more.
Here is a very Interesting website with pictures videos and facts about Coco
http://www.biography.com/people/coco-chanel-9244165