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Fashion Designer Project. Ms. Carlson Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel Fashion Construction. Designer Bio. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was b orn on August 19 th , 1883 in Saumur, France Died in Paris on January 10 th , 1971
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Fashion Designer Project Ms. Carlson Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel Fashion Construction
Designer Bio • Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel was born on August 19th, 1883 in Saumur, France • Died in Paris on January 10th, 1971 • She came from nowhere and died an icon. The designs of this influential couturier permanently changed the look of the modern woman.
Family and Education • Gabrielle grew up in impoverished circumstances in an orphanage. • In the orphanage she was raised by nuns who taught her to sew. • She began her fashion career by opening her first shop on Paris’s Rue Cambon in 1910, Chanel started out by selling hats. She later added stores in Deauville and Biarritz and began making clothes. • She was influenced by fashion icons such as Etienne Balsan and Arthur “Boy” Capel. Both men were instrumental in Chanel’s first fashion venture.
Type of Designer • Coco Chanel is a French Designer • Her fashion house designs: • Fashions • Accessories • Fragrance • Skincare • Make-up • Watches
Most Famous Piece • Chanel No. 5 • Costume Jewelry • “Little Black Dress” • Quilted Handbags • Tweed Suits
Lines of Products • Fashion • Ready to wear • Couture • Accessories • Handbags • Jewelry • Eyewear • Fragrance • Skincare • Make-up • Watches
Current Fashion Company • A little more than a decade after her death, designer Karl Langerfeld took over her company to continue the Chanel legacy. • Today her namesake company continues to thrive and is believed to generate hundreds of millions in sales each year.
Where can You buy their clothes? • Chanel Boutiques • Neiman Marcus • Saks 5th Avenue
Reactions to Designs • I like most of Chanel’s designs. I think they are pretty and stylish. I do not own any Chanel products because I believe they are too expensive. I think Coco Chanel’s life was very interesting and can understand the importance of her career in the fashion world.