Coco Chanel… The woman who burst into bourgeois society and conquered everyone with her arrogant beauty and iron will was born into an ordinary peasant family. She always hid the fact of her ignoble origin, inventing new myths and amazing circumstances of her birth. She deftly knew how to hide not only kinship, but also age, education, relationships and even feelings. In this brilliant, cold and at the same time so sensual woman, one could not suspect a peasant woman from Auvergne.
However, Chanel's childhood was dull and poor. The daughter of market traders had no connections with high culture and art. Everything that Gabrielle (her birth name) has achieved has been created by hard work and character. The girl almost did not know her father - the rogue and reveler traveled a lot in an attempt to earn money. Gabrielle's mother passed away when she was 5 years old. The girl and her two sisters were taken to an orphanage where the pupils had to wear little black dresses. There she was taught basic sewing skills. Subsequently, alreadythe famous Coco said: "I created it!". It was a black Chanel dress.
After leaving the shelter, Gabrielle got a job in a haberdashery shop and even rented a small apartment for herself, where she took private orders. But even then, the girl firmly knew that her future depended on men. The first of them, to whom Gabrielle went to be supported, was a cavalryman with a fortune, Etienne Balzen. Surrounded by her lover, she noticed Boy Capel, with whom she soon left for Paris, where, in addition to sewing, she was engaged in singing in a cabaret. There, the name Coco "stuck" to her forever. From the wardrobe of a new lover, Chanel dragged men's things and wore them with pleasure. On the eve of the First World War, she opens her first boutique and by 1915 is already becoming known in fairly wide circles.
Chanel has always raved about commercial ideas. The perfume line was one of her coveted ideas. Together with Ernest Beau in 1921, Coco created the legendary perfume - Coco Chanel No. 5, which, at her request, was bottled in a strict rectangular bottle atypical for those times. They say that Coco was inspired by … a bottle of Russian vodka. Coco Chanel is a perfume that was incredibly successful and made its creator a millionaire. Gabrielle didn't like the strong floral scent that was so popular in those days. Perfume Coco Chanel denied existing bourgeois habits. As, however, and her other creations. She said that the fragrance of flowers is a sign of bad taste, and a woman should smell like a woman. Aldehydes were actively used in Coco Chanel perfumes - substances thatgive durability to the aroma. However, Mademoiselle herself was the same - persistent and flawless.
During her life, and the great Coco lived for 87 years, the woman revolutionized bourgeois fashion, tearing off vulgar outfits and dressing young ladies and ladies in strict suits and simple, but incredibly feminine dresses. She opened her own fashion house in Paris. She always spun in bohemian leggings and was not afraid of a harsh word. They say that once outraged Coco furiously ripped a dress from Givenchy on one of the fashion models. She didn't care what they thought of her. She valued elegance above all else and her work, for which she sacrificed even love.
Coco Chanel is a brand that hides a great story of endless victory and unbending will. Gabrielle Chanel died in a luxurious suite at the Ritz Hotel in Paris. Chanel's empire earned over $160 million a year.
