Coco Chanel : 8 facts fashion on its 130th birthday
When you open your closet right now,Chanel 2.55 Bags there are probably at least a point in there that . Pays homage to the classic idea of ??Coco Chanel Yes, we talk to people , too. The Parisian visionary created a less is more fashion and modern sophistication to the top in a time where the top and puffy flowers adorn each garment body. His signature style continues to be celebrated long after his death and inspired designers such as Tom Ford , Prada, Helmut Lang , Derek Lam, Oscar de la Renta and Donna Karan .
Today the Chanel brand is the epitome of luxury , high class and the ultimate in beauty , but in the education Coco extravagance was far from reality . On what would have been his 130th Have birthday , we take a look back at the legendary designer , his controversial past, and his exquisite sense of fashion that is perfectly timeless.
First What 's in a name ? Coco , was born in 1883 in a hospice for the poor, was not really birth name Chanel . His given name was Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, but she has the cute nickname for her performances in a cafe, a Moulin Rouge - had flair. When a young woman Chanel made this place and the people sang two songs titled " Ko Ko Ri Ko " and "What About Coco seen," both of which became her go-to songs. It is also believed that the nickname could come pan also from the French word , which means woman held ( at least that's the polite sense of the word ) .
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Second Young fashionista. At the tender age of 12 , Chanel father left her and her sisters in an orphanage after her mother's death . This is Chanel convent nuns taught sewing. She lived there for six years and mastered his art. Chanel was able to leave the convent at 18, and after a few years she returned to her hobby and craft of sewing started his own models of caps .
3rd Always designer, never the bride . Although Chanel never married, she had some prominent amateurs who have made a significant impression on his career and sometimes not always for the good. The first was Etienne Balsan , a French socialite and polo player who helped to settle . How convenient , is not it ? It was he has his bachelor Chanel opened her first boutique hat on the first floor. And thanks Balsan they later meet its financial and real Muse: Arthur Edward " Boy" Capel . Capel , who is also a polo player , setting up funds for the first Chanel stores. Also, they fell 13 years younger than her in Hans Gunther von Dincklage , a German officer . There were also rumors that they had connections with Igor Stravinsky and Pablo Picasso in the vicinity .
4th Breakthrough . What started as a simple flower hat shop in a clothing store full, the fashion designer catapulted into a genuine Chanel and it all started with a jersey . Back in the 1920s, wealthy women wore ornate and expensive dresses from exotic materials. Against the innovative designer created an outfit made ??of jersey fabric , which is a type of tissue that has been used mainly for men's underwear . She said she chose this material because of its low price and because it finished , a woman's body . "I make fashion women live, breathe , feel comfortable in and look younger in " Chanel said. The rest is fashion history .
5th Not the kind of Hollywood lady. Chanel has attracted the attention of Hollywood filmmakers , especially Samuel Goldwyn . Chanel film producer offered a substantial contract. All they had to do was fly to Hollywood twice a year to design costumes and asterisks. Then created looks for Gloria Swanson for the evening of the film or not, while Greta Garbo and Marlene Dietrich was private clients. But Chanel was not happy with Hollywood . It was " cited was the capital of bad taste . " With the words that Hollywood vulgar and
6th Controversial case . In August 2011, the author Hal Vaughan published an explosive book Sleeping With the Enemy , in which he showed that Chanel had ties to the Nazi party. In his book he describes his relationship with extensively Gunther von Dincklage , who was in the German military intelligence and wide discussion of the Nazi Party. Shortly after the book was published Chanel tried the controversy downplay and said: " What is certain is that they have had during the war , this is not clearly the best time for a love relationship with a German a relationship with a German aristocrat. . " The statement also noted that " the fashion house also disputed that the designer was anti -Semitic ," Chanel said, " would no friends or connections with Jewish Rothschild family financial if it was. "
7th The Comeback Kid. In 1954 , at the age of 71, Chanel is back in fashion after his vocal disgust current trends , many of which were created by male designers such as Christian Dior and Cristobal Balenciaga . It was " cited were corsets, padded bras , skirts and jackets heavy , stiff . " With the words that their designs " inconsistent" with his new appearance , although some critics have rejected the British and Americans loved it. Some of his famous American customers include Elizabeth Taylor , Jane Fonda , Jackie Kennedy and Grace Kelly.
8th Must-Have Chanel . There are four elements of the Chanel signature on the must-have list of every fashionista :
i ) Jacket : Chanel first created his famous costume tweed jacket , 1954, which border the formal simplicity of a man's jacket, but elegance and femininity reproduced. Designer Karl Lagerfeld revived the Chanel jacket that still honors the original vision , but a newfound enthusiasm .
Coco Chanel No. 5 Photoii ) Perfume : The House of Chanel has always been a signature fragrance and is No. 5. However, Chanel does not have a No. 5 until Marilyn Monroe was the most attractive answer to the first cover of LIFE Magazine . "What do you wear to bed ? " The magazine asked . " Only a few drops of Chanel No. 5 ," she said.
iii ) The little black dress : In the movie life of Coco Chanel, Shirley MacLaine describes the designer as seventy years to make a comeback in the 1950s . MacLaine in the film has been making adjustments to a woman's black dress. Then pulls the fully sleeved swollen removes layers from the bottom of the dress and voila! The little black dress was born.
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Coco Chanel Photoiv ) Handbag: The famous Chanel bag has come a long way since its founding in 1929. That is , if taken after tired of wearing Chanel Handbags , spaghetti on the stock exchange after they found inspiration from the straps on soldiers bags. The award was subsequently revised in 1955 , but it took Lagerfeld designed the scholarship in the 1980s that the accessory has received more marketing appeal .