Through her original designs, Chanel managed to be considered a pioneer in the field of modern fashion and a contribution to the feminist movement. The uniqueness of her designs was the comfort and simplicity of the clothes she designed for women, in complete contrast to what was accepted at her time. In addition, many claim that Chanel is the one who led the trend of giving up the corset as a necessary fashion item. In fact, she is the only fashion designer to be included in the list of "100 most influential people of the 20th century" by Time magazine. ".

Coco Chanel - the woman and the legend

Coco Chanel ), or by her full name Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel ( Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel) ), began her career as a French fashion designer. From 1909 until her death in 1971, the designer headed the fashion house "Chanel", which is named after her.

The designer was born in the Loire Valley in France, and grew up with her two parents and five siblings. Her parents were uneducated, and her mother died at a young age from tuberculosis. Her father decided to transfer the care of Chanel's siblings to various relatives, while Chanel herself ended up in an orphanage. At the age of 18, Chanel decided to leave the orphanage and began performing as a club singer, where she also adopted the well-known nickname "Coco". With the financial assistance of two of her acquaintances, she began designing clothes, and opened a hat shop in Paris, with two more stores later opening in different parts of France. Chanel's designs are characterized by simplicity alongside elegance, and especially by maintaining functionality and comfort. Chanel was the designer who led the change in fashion from the Belle Époque (a period characterized by feminine fashions of corsets, long dresses, and heavy fabrics) to a new modern era, and her great contribution to the feminist movement through her designs resonates to this day. In fact, Chanel is credited with the change that helped free women from elegant and stifling clothing, and give them comfort without the expense of fashion.

So how did it all start? ?

If we look back a little at the history of the fashion house, we can see that already in the early 1920s, Chanel designed suits for women that consisted of only two to three items, but Chanel did not stop at designing clothes alone. At that time, she turned to perfumer Ernest Beaux, and asked him to create several samples of perfumes for her that would fit into the fashion house. Chanel ultimately chose the fifth sample, which is where the name of the perfume called Chanel No. 5 ( CHANEL N° 5) was derived. ) At that time, Chanel was determined to expand her fashion business, and she partnered with businessman Théophile Bader, who was the founder of Galeries Lafayette, and businessman Pierre Wertheimer. The three decided to establish the famous perfume company Parfums Chanel. , who later also released a perfume in memory of Chanel called " Coco" ". In the 1930s, Chanel took one more step in the field of fashion and introduced a collection of diamond jewelry. Later, she launched a handbag collection with gold-colored or leather straps, which was considered particularly popular, she also launched a men's perfume line, and in 1987, after Chanel's death, the company released its first watch, and from there it's all history.