Just try to imagine the world if Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel had never been born--you very well could be wearing a corset! After the jump, check out five seriously good reasons to thank heavens for the barrier-busting fashion babe.
As Mademoiselle Privé opens at the Saatchi Gallery we look at how Coco Chanel changed fashion forever.
Ten Ways Coco Chanel Changed Fashion
She’s the style icon who revolutionised the world of fashion, the creator of the little black dress and the legendary Chanel no.5 perfume. But the great Coco Chanel was also distinguished by her sharp wit and her independent views on everything.
25 exquisite pieces of fashion advice from Coco Chanel / Bright Side
Almost 100 years later, these 1920s outfits still look amazing. And they were all started by Coco Chanel.
1920s Fashion and the 5 Trends Coco Chanel Kick-Started
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Anne de Courcy considers the importance of Chanel No 5, a perfume that had a significant impact on fashion trends…
How Chanel No 5 Revolutionised The Beauty Business
The Prince of Wales, Duke of Westminster and a polo player all featured in her formidable life – and influenced her timeless designs
How Coco Chanel took inspiration from the British aristocrats and
Quotations from Coco Chanel, legendary fashion designer and business leader.
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Coco Chanel Quotes: On Fashion, Women, Life and More
She was an illegitimate child, born into a poorhouse and abandoned in an orphanage, but Coco Chanel rose from unimaginable poverty to create the most iconic fashion brand of the 20th century, The House of Chanel. With steely ambition, she took advantage of wealthy lovers, rose to the top in a male-dominated world, and created a style of clothing that changed the face of women’s fashion forever.. Airs Friday, September 18, 2015 at 11 p.m. on KPBS TV
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN: Coco Chanel
In the fourth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we meet the creator of the ‘little black dress,’ who took her cues from a country in mourning. Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, the designer doyenne who founded fashion’s most famous house, used her lovers’ money to establish herself and rewrote the rulebook with her mannish collections.
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Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)
Coco Chanel: How World Wars Built a Fashion Empire — Lyons Feel
Coco Chanel has gone down in the hearts - and pocketbooks - of people around the world. Here's how Coco Chanel changed the world of fashion.. Coco Chanel has gone down in the hearts - and pocketbooks - of people around the world. Here's how Coco Chanel changed the world of fashion.
How Coco Chanel Changed The World Of Fashion
Just in time for Coco Chanel's birthday on August 19th, we wanted to spread a little love to this magnanimous leo, a fashion designer who will surely never be forgotten – and who's classic, luxurious designs promise to live on forever. Here are 5 amazing things you never knew about Chanel. 1. Coco Chanel invented the suit for womenCredited to enhancing and empowering the lives of women, including putting women in pants during an era when women were expected to wear skirts, Coco was also the first designer to envision women in suits. Previously only worn by men, Chanel revolutionized women's fashion with the introduction of power pieces for women: namely, the first women's suit. 2. Chanel was initially known in Paris for her hatsWhile her couture shops certainly brought the design house to wear it stands today, Coco's first store in Paris sold mainly hats, and this is what she was initially known for. Known as Chanel Modes, her extremely high quality hats took Paris by storm, and every chic society woman had to have one.3. The Chanel 2.55 bag gets pricier every yearNamed for the date it was originally released (February, 1955) the Chanel 2.55 bag, which is the original Chanel shoulder bag, gets pricier every year. Because the bag is in such high demand, the fashion house is able to raise the price on this coveted accessory with each passing year. 4. There's more to Chanel's two-tone shoesIt's not just a style: Chanel's iconic two-toned shoes are designed to make the feet look shorter and the legs longer. The black tipped toes trick the eye to make the foot look smaller, while the skin-toned sides of the shoe do the same in elongating the legs.5. The signature double CC lock didn't debut until the 80sIt's hard to imagine a world where Chanel flap bags don't have the signature double CC lock, but until Karl Lagerfeld added them in the 1980s, the classic Chanel flap bags had the simple Mademoiselle Lock found in the 2.55 bags today. Wondering where the name comes from? The Mademoiselle Lock is named as such because Coco Chanel never married.Chanel is not just a brand – it's a story that has both captivated and empowered women for generations. When you wear a Chanel bag, you're wearing much, much more.Shop our Chanel bags today (you deserve it)!
5 Amazing Things You Never Knew About Chanel - modaselle