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J'ai toujours admiré les tailleurs de Coco Chanel. Ils sont très élégants mais c’est nécessaire d'être très mince pour les porter.
Comme j'ai commencé à
vous parler de mode -Yves Saint Laurent ( yves saint laurent )et René Lacoste (qui était rené lacoste? )
-, j'ai pensé à écrire un article sur une icone française ; Coco Chanel. Tout le monde en a entendu parler mais qui était-elle? J'ai investigué et maintenant je sais tout !
Coco Chanel est née en 1883 en France, à Saumur (ma mère aussi est née à Saumur, c'est une jolie petite ville). Elle a eu une enfance très pauvre. A 18 ans, elle a commencé à travailler comme
couseuse. A 25 ans, elle a rencontré Étienne Balsan, un riche gentleman. Mais l'histoire n'a pas duré. J’ai lu que Coco Chanel a eu beaucoup, beaucoup d'hommes dans sa vie mais je vais me
concentrer sur sa carrière professionnelle... (Déçus ? Petits curieux !)
Coco Chanel a commencé par confectionner de petits chapeaux originaux. Pour assister aux mondaines courses de chevaux, elle a décidé de ne pas porter des vêtements des grands couturiers mais ses propres réalisations. Ses créations étaient très avant-gardistes, sobres et en contraste total avec les robes des élégantes dames de l’époque.
En 1910, son amant
britannique lui a prêté de l'argent pour ouvrir une boutique de vêtements à Paris. Coco Chanel a continué à créer ses vêtements très sobres comparés à la mode de son temps ; ses jupes étaient
plus courtes et elle a libéré le corps de la femme avec des vêtements modernes et confortables. Coco Chanel était une
féministe.
En 1918, immédiatement après la guerre, Chanel a employé plus de 300 ouvrières et sa maison est devenue l’une des maisons de couture les plus importantes de l’époque.
A partir de 1921, à côté de la luxueuse Place Vendôme, Coco Chanel a annexé en quelques années les numéros 27, 29 et 31 de la rue Cambon. Une adresse mythique où se trouve aujourd'hui
encore la célèbre maison de couture.
En 1926, Coco Chanel a crée la célèbre petite robe noire. Avant, le noir était la couleur du deuil ; imaginez le choc ! Mais toute sa vie, Coco a préféré la simplicité des robes avec
beaucoup d'accessoires. Elle a commencé à créer des bijoux. En 1924, elle a ouvert son atelier de bijoux fantaisie. En 1939, son entreprise avait 4 000 ouvrières et 28 000 commandes par
an !
Parallèlement, Chanel est la première couturière qui a lancé ses propres parfums. En 1921, le N°5 a connu une célébrité mondiale, mais aussi N°22 (1922), Gardénia
(1925) Bois des Iles (1926) et Cuir de Russie (1926).
Coco Chanel a décidé de quitter son appartement à côté de sa maison de couture. Elle s’est installée dans une suite de l'hôtel du Ritz. Elle y a habité pendant presque 15 ans ! Elle
était très riche !
Coco Chanel est morte
le 10 janvier 1971, à l'âge de 87 ans, dans sa suite de l'hôtel du Ritz.
Une citation de Coco chanel ; "Pendant un cocktail, si on dit à une femme
"Quelle belle robe !" c'est que la robe est ratée. Mais si on dit "Quelle belle femme
!" c'est que la robe est réussie".
I always admired Coco Chanel suits. They are very elegant but it is necessary to be very thin to wear them.
As I started to talk about fashion, Yves Saint Laurent (Yves Saint Laurent) and Rene Lacoste (who was rené lacoste?) - I thought about writing an article about a French icon, Coco Chanel.
Everyone has heard of her but who was she? I investigated and now I know everything!
Coco Chanel was born in 1883 in France, Saumur (my mother was born in Saumur, it's a pretty small town). She had a very poor childhood. At 18, she began working as a seamstress. At 25, she met
Etienne Balsan, a wealthy gentleman. But the romance did not last. I read that Coco Chanel had many, many men in her life but I will concentrate on her professional career ... (Disappointed? You
curious!)
Coco Chanel began by making small original hats. To attend the mundane horse racing, she decided not to wear garments of couturiers but her own achievements. Her creations were very
forward-thinking, sober and in total contrast with the dresses of elegant ladies of the time.
In 1910, her British lover lent her money to open a clothing boutique in Paris. Coco Chanel continued to create her very simple clothes compared to the fashion of her time, her skirts were
shorter and she released the woman's body with modern and comfortable clothes. Coco Chanel was a feminist.
In 1918, immediately after the war, Chanel employed over 300 workers and her house became one of the most important fashion houses of the time.
From 1921, alongside the luxurious Place Vendome, Coco Chanel annexed in a few years the numbers 27, 29 and 31 on rue Cambon. A legendary address where even today the famous fashion house
stands.
In 1926, Coco Chanel created the famous little black dress. Before, black was the color of mourning; imagine the shock! But all her life, she preferred the simplicity of dresses with lots of
accessories. She began creating jewelry. In 1924, she opened her jewelry studio. In 1939, her company had 4000 workers and 28 000 orders per year!
Meanwhile, Chanel is the first seamstress who launched her own perfume. In 1921, the No. 5 was a global celebrity, but also N ° 22 (1922), Gardenia (1925) Bois des Iles (1926) and Cuir de Russie
(1926).
Coco Chanel decided to leave her apartment next to her fashion house. She settled in a hotel suite at the Ritz. She lived there for almost 15 years! She was very rich!
Coco Chanel died January 10, 1971, at age 87 in her hotel suite at the Ritz.
A quote from Coco Chanel; "During a cocktail party, if you tell a woman "What a lovely dress! " That means the dress is bad. But if they say "What a beautiful woman! " the dress was a
succes".
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