Something About Chanel

Coco Chanel as the founder of Chanel brand, originally called "Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel", 1883, was born in Auvergne of France. When she was six years old, her mother passed away, his father also left her and four other brothers and sisters. Since then, she was brought up by her aunt, studied in a convent school when she was a child and learned hand sewing skills here.

In 1905, twenty years old, she became a "coffee shop singer", and got the stage name of "Coco". She played in different karaoke rooms and coffee shops for living. In this showgirl time, Coco met two old customers and become their lover friend and soul mate, a British industrialist; the other is a wealthy officer. Making friend to rich man, help Coco can afford to open her own shop.

In 1910, Coco opened a women's millinery shop in Paris, with extraordinary sewing skills, she made some of simple and engaging style top hat. Two of her friends introduced her many celebrity guests. At that time the ladies are tired of fancy trim, so simple style Chanel hat is like a general sweet spring. Just one year, the business is rising; Coco moved her fashion shop to Rue Cambon, until now, this area is still the headquarters of Chanel. Coco’s ambition is not just make hats for the fashion industry, so she moves into Haute Couture areas.

In 1914, Coco opened two boutiques, the fashion brands Chanel was born officially.
In the Twenties, Chanel designed a number of innovative models, such as tricot sailor dress, little black dress, suits and so on. Moreover, Coco got some inspiration from the men dress, added some men feelings into women dress. For example, put a suit jacket Blazer into women's series, launched women's pants. Do not forget that in the twenties women just wear skirt. This series of creation brought a big revolution into modern fashion history. Coco has unique insight on the aesthetics and fashion, her talent which allows her to make a lot of poets, painters and intellectuals as friends. Such as Master Picasso french poet and director (Jean Cocteau) and so on.