History UsefulNotes / CocoChanel

TheRoaringTwenties was the era of her prime, being participative in [[TheFlapper women's liberation]] at the same time being innovative and adaptable, all the while using camellias as her FlowerMotif, [[ReallyGetsAround dating a handful of rich aristocrats]] like the exiled Grand Duke Dmitri of Russia, the Duke of Westminster, Etienne Balsan, Boy Capel, of which the latter two would have a LoveTriangle relationship, and Capel's death in 1919 devastated her and gave her motivation to kickstart her career, and a rumoured affair about Music/IgorStravinsky. In 1921, with the help of Ernest Beaux, a professional perfumer, she introduced the Parfum No. 5, alongside other parfums, makeup and skincare products made later. She also experimented in fabrics like jersey and tweed, both originally used in men's clothes, and in 1926, perfected the LittleBlackDress. Not to mention, she popularized the [[PetitePride loose silhouette]] when she borrowed a fisherman's jacket, wearing pants and cardigan, donning bobbed hair, short skirts, affordable costume jewellery, sparkly beaded dresses, and [[ButNotTooWhite tanned skin]] after vacationing in Cannes. All these things shaped TheFlapper as is, and leaves a lasting impact in fashion. By the time TheGreatDepression hit, if she was not battling with surrealist coututier UsefulNotes/ElsaSchiaparelli or famed Hollywood costumer Gilbert Adrian, she was at the height of her fame, all thanks to Hollywood patrons and actresses wearing her designs.

Chanel was born from a poor family, the second child of six, where her mother was laundering and her father was always "[[DisappearedDad travelling]]" around France selling goods for the family. After her mother died, she was sent to a convent, along with her sisters. At the age of twelve, she learned sewing and other things from the nuns that would inspire her late life. After working as a seamstress and moonlighting as a stage singer, she opened a hat shop in 1910 in Paris and sportswear shop in 1913 in Deauville that was immediately adored by her early patrons for her innovation. By the time UsefulNotes/WorldWarI ended, and her notoriety well-known in France, she opened her first couture house at 31 Rue Cambon in Paris in 1919.

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 - 10 January 1971) was a French haute couture fashion designer. Her innovative creations shaped fashion in The20thCentury and is one of the main contributors that liberated women's fashion, alongside creating the eponymous fashion brand renowned and distributed worldwide.

...[[TenMinuteRetirement for about fifteen years]]. By that time, UsefulNotes/ChristianDior was at his peak, with his silhouette consisting an ultrafeminine chic of long skirts, narrow shoulders, accented busts and thin waists that was considered a big break from wartime rationing. Chanel reopened her shop with a jersey suit contrasting Dior's silhouette, [[CoolOldLady at the age of 70]]. One of the [[IconicOutfit most notable outfits]] using her silhouette was the pink jersey ensemble worn by UsefulNotes/{{Jacqueline Kennedy}}-Onassis on the day [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy her first husband]] died. While her collection wasn't well-received in Paris due to her wartime association, it was instantly (and ironically) [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff well-favored by the British and Americans]]. Her No.5 perfume also got a new shot of marketing when Creator/MarilynMonroe said that she wears the scent to bed, and ''[[SleepsInTheNude only]]'' the scent. All the while, despite the mixed reputation, and her distaste for miniskirts, she continued to run the business in TheSixties and left it running well when it emerged as a successful fashion empire even after her death through the hands of UsefulNotes/KarlLagerfeld from 1983 to 2019, and through Virginie Viard since 2019.

...[[TenMinuteRetirement for about fifteen years]]. By that time, UsefulNotes/ChristianDior was at his peak, with his silhouette consisting an ultrafeminine chic of long skirts, narrow shoulders, accented busts and thin waists that was considered a big break from wartime rationing. Chanel reopened her shop with a jersey suit contrasting Dior's silhouette, [[CoolOldLady at the age of 70]]. One of the [[IconicOutfit most notable outfits]] using her silhouette was the pink jersey ensemble worn by UsefulNotes/{{Jacqueline Kennedy}}-Onassis on the day [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy her first husband]] died. While her collection wasn't well-received in Paris due to her wartime association, it was instantly (and ironically) [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff well-favored by the British and Americans]]. All the while, despite the mixed reputation, and her distaste for miniskirts, she continued to run the business in TheSixties and left it running well when it emerged as a successful fashion empire even after her death through the hands of UsefulNotes/KarlLagerfeld from 1983 to 2019, and through Virginie Viard since 2019.

Unfortunately, by the time UsefulNotes/WorldWarII came, and the Nazis invaded France, she closed shop and secluded herself on the Ritz for the rest of the war. Accused as a [[LesCollaborateurs collaborateur]] from an affair with a Nazi agent, she was acquitted by the British and Americans[[note]]Whether or not she was a Nazi spy is still a matter of controversy; her own estate denies these claims. Website/{{Wikipedia}} has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Chanel#Activity_as_Nazi_agent more]] on the subject.[[/note]] and moved to UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}, where she left the sewing machine for good...

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 - 10 January 1971) was a French haute couture FashionDesigner. Her innovative creations shaped fashion in The20thCentury and is one of the main contributors that liberated women's fashion, alongside creating the eponymous fashion brand renowned and distributed worldwide.

TheRoaringTwenties was the era of her prime, being participative in [[TheFlapper women's liberation]] at the same time being innovative and adaptable, all the while using camellias as her FlowerMotif, [[ReallyGetsAround dating a handful of rich aristocrats]] like the exiled Grand Duke Dmitri of Russia, the Duke of Westminster, Etienne Balsan, Boy Capel, (of which the latter two would have a {{Triang Relation|s}} and a rumoured affair about Music/IgorStravinsky. In 1921, with the help of Ernest Beaux, a professional perfumer, she introduced the Parfum No. 5, alongside other parfums, makeup and skincare products made later. She also experimented in fabrics like jersey and tweed, both originally used in men's clothes, and in 1926, perfected the LittleBlackDress. Not to mention, she popularized the [[PetitePride loose silhouette]] when she borrowed a fisherman's jacket, wearing pants and cardigan, donning bobbed hair, short skirts, affordable costume jewellery, sparkly beaded dresses, and [[ButNotTooWhite tanned skin]] after vacationing in Cannes. All these things shaped TheFlapper as is, and leaves a lasting impact in fashion. By the time TheGreatDepression hit, if she was not battling with surrealist coututier UsefulNotes/ElsaSchiaparelli or famed Hollywood costumer Gilbert Adrian, she was at the height of her fame, all thanks to Hollywood patrons and actresses wearing her designs.

...[[TenMinuteRetirement for about fifteen years]]. By that time, UsefulNotes/ChristianDior was at his peak, with his silhouette consisting an ultrafeminine chic of long skirts, narrow shoulders, accented busts and thin waists that was considered a big break from wartime rationing. Chanel reopened her shop with a jersey suit contrasting Dior's silhouette, [[CoolOldLady at the age of 70]]. One of the [[IconicOutfit most notable outfits]] using her silhouette was the pink jersey ensemble worn by UsefulNotes/{{Jacqueline Kennedy}}-Onassis on the day [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy her first husband]] died. While her collection wasn't well-received in Paris due to her wartime association, it was instantly (and ironically) [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff well-favored by the British and Americans]]. All the while, despite the mixed reputation, and her distaste for miniskirts, she continued to run the business in TheSixties and left it running well when it emerged as a successful fashion empire even after her death through the hands of Creator/KarlLagerfeld from 1983 to 2019, and through Virginie Viard since 2019.

...[[TenMinuteRetirement for about fifteen years]]. By that time, UsefulNotes/ChristianDior was at his peak, with his silhouette consisting an ultrafeminine chic of long skirts, narrow shoulders, accented busts and thin waists that was considered a big break from wartime rationing. Chanel reopened her shop with a jersey suit contrasting Dior's silhouette, [[CoolOldLady at the age of 70]]. One of the [[IconicOutfit most notable outfits]] using her silhouette was the pink jersey ensemble worn by Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis on the day her first husband, [[UsefulNotes/JohnFKennedy John]], died. While her collection wasn't well-received in Paris due to her wartime association, it was instantly (and ironically) [[GermansLoveDavidHasselhoff well-favored by the British and Americans]]. All the while, despite the mixed reputation, and her distaste for miniskirts, she continued to run the business in TheSixties and left it running well when it emerged as a successful fashion empire even after her death through the hands of Creator/KarlLagerfeld from 1983 to 2019, and through Virginie Viard since 2019.

She was the only fashion designer listed among the 100 most influential people of TheTwentiethCentury according to TIME Magazine (1999).

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 - 10 January 1971) was a French haute couture FashionDesigner. Her innovative creations shaped fashion in TheTwentiethCentury and is one of the main contributors that liberated women's fashion, alongside creating the eponymous fashion brand renowned and distributed worldwide.

Unfortunately, by the time UsefulNotes/WorldWarII came, and the Nazis invaded France, she closed shop and secluded herself on the Ritz for the rest of the war. Accused as a [[LesCollaborateurs collaborateur]] from an affair with a Nazi agent, she was acquitted by the British and Americans[[note]]Whether or not she was a Nazi spy is still a matter of controversy; her own estate denies these claims. Wiki/{{Wikipedia}} has [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coco_Chanel#Activity_as_Nazi_agent more]] on the subject.[[/note]] and moved to UsefulNotes/{{Switzerland}}, where she left the sewing machine for good...

** Hoity Toity, a fashion reviewer pony, was based on Mme. Chanel's successor KarlLagerfeld.

** Coco Pommel, a minor character in , was named after her, although writers had to start calling her "Miss Pommel" due to Coco Chanel's company forcing a Cease and Desist on Hasbro due to the name similarities.

* Coco Pommel, a minor character in ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', was named after her, although writers had to start calling her "Miss Pommel" due to Coco Chanel's company forcing a Cease and Desist on Hasbro due to the name similarities.
** Although if one looks at it, Suri Polomare shares her opportunistic personality.

* {{WebAnimation/RWBY}} has Coco Adel, {{Action Fashionista}} with bobbed hair, named after her.

TheRoaringTwenties was the era of her prime, being participative in [[TheFlapper women's liberation]] at the same time being innovative and adaptable, all the while using camellias as her FlowerMotif, [[ReallyGetsAround dating a handful of rich aristocrats]] like the exiled Grand Duke Dmitri of Russia, the Duke of Westminster, Etienne Balsan, Boy Capel, (of which the latter two would have a {{Triang Relation|s}} and a rumoured affair about Music/IgorStravinsky. In 1921, with the help of Ernest Beaux, a professional perfumer, she introduced the Parfum No. 5, alongside other parfums, makeup and skincare products made later. She also experimented in fabrics like jersey and tweed, both originally used in men's clothes, and in 1926, perfected the LittleBlackDress. Not to mention, she popularized the [[PetitePride loose silhouette]] when she borrowed a fisherman's jacket, wearing pants and cardigan, donning bobbed hair, short skirts, affordable costume jewellery, sparkly beaded dresses, and [[ButNotTooWhite tanned skin]] after vacationing in Cannes. All these things shaped TheFlapper as is, and leaves a lasting impact in fashion. By the time TheGreatDepression hit, if she was not battling with surrealist coututier Elsa Schiaparelli or famed Hollywood costumer Gilbert Adrian, she was at the height of her fame, all thanks to Hollywood patrons and actresses wearing her designs.