Coco Chanel did not always dream of being a fashion designer‚ She danced‚ attempted to be an actress‚ sold hosiery‚ rode horses‚ dispensed mineral water‚ and worked as a cabaret singer. Coco Chanel opened her first actual clothes store in 1909 in Paris. Th8is was when she was dating the aristocrat‚ Etienne Balsan‚ a playboy who could finance her‚ the store became a success. This says quite a lot about Chanel that she was able to turn a small boutique that employed two teenage girls into one of the
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what is happening. This is a quote by Gabrielle Chanel known as Coco Chanel‚ the iconic French fashion designer. This speech will be about Coco channels early life‚ early career and her legacy as a designer. Body EARLY LIFE: Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born on 18 August 1883 in France‚ Her mother was a laundry women and her dad was a street vendor who led a nomadic life style. At age 6 her mother passed away‚ with both parents absent‚ coco chanel was sent to an orphanage. Growing up in an orphanage
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Sprott-Shaw Degree College BHRM 434 Cultural Sensitivity and International Human Resource Management Team project Chanel vs H&M Instructor: Tom Chan Submitted by: Avis Jiao & Jay Liang Submitted on: Dec 14th‚ 2012 Chanel vs H&M Chanel and H&M are both famous global companies. They share different market as fashion industrial competitors. Chanel is all about extravagant‚ classic and high class. But when we talk about H&M‚ we would say it’s affordable‚ stylish
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Cecilia Charles HUM-325 Professor Szalai 6 December 2014 The Fashion Icon: Coco Chanel Gabriel Bonheur Chanel known to many as Coco Chanel was born August 19‚ 1882‚ in Saumur‚ France was a fashion icon of the twentieth century (“Coco Chanel”). Gabriel Chanel was raised by nuns because she was an orphaned at a very young age‚ where she learned the seamstress trade. She wanted to be a singer and she would perform at local café concerts. Her audience eventually gave her the name Coco because the songs
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By merely glimpsing a picture of Coco Chanel‚ grace‚ and luxury radiates off her glamorous smile. Her life however‚ was less glamorous than her smile would have you believe. From being abandoned by her father‚ to the death of her lover‚ to the Great Depression and the devastation of World War Two‚ she pushed through with an air of elegance and determination in her step. Coco Chanel was an icon in fashion‚ feminism‚ and charm‚ and significantly benefitted the world of fashion by breaking domestic
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No less than an icon in women’s fashion‚ Coco Chanel has become one of the most widely recognized and copied designer in the business. Her clothing‚ made to be comfortable‚ elegant‚ and practical‚ stood out out among the popular and frivolous trends in the 1920’s and 1950’s. Chanel created beloved fashion line while she was alive and went down as a legend after her death. Because of the mastery of her craft she has‚ “become a symbol of grace‚ dignity‚ and femininity‚” (Ruffat 2007). Through her turbulent
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The Unforgettable Mademoiselle‚ Gabriel Chanel Through out the course of history‚ there have been only but a few artists who have successfully torn down the traditions of society to create an innovative path towards an everlasting legacy. Some artists‚ such as Vincent Van Gough‚ did not even live to see a day of fame or recognition. One such artist‚ however‚ was able to rise above the devastations of her past and hone those negativities into diligence that pushed her into creating luxurious garments
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Coco Chanel vs. Alexander McQueen Cameron Sankey ENG 121 English Composition I Instructor: Brian Davis August 27‚ 2012 When it comes to fashion‚ you can’t compare Gap to Ralph Lauren or Gucci to Keds. The reality of it all‚ in order to compare fashion you have to know fashion. Fashion in my words‚ is a way to show or stand out from the next fashionista or guy. It goes from hair to makeup‚ clothes to shoes in the sense of being comfortable to a night on the town. The designers‚ Coco Chanel and
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Coco Chanel: Most influential women’s fashion designer The designs created by Coco Chanel have had the greatest impact on women’s fashion. Her designs are classic‚ timeless‚ and still very popular today. All of her accomplishments were because of her hard work‚ dedication‚ and being her own person. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born on August 19‚ 1883 in Saumur‚ France. (A+E Television Networks‚ LLC “Coco Chanel Biography”) When Chanel was twelve years old‚ her mother‚ Jeanne Devolle‚ past away
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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
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