The founder famous fashion house Chanel He was born Aug. 19, 1883, in the small town of Saumur in the unseemly the status of illegitimate - the father officially married to her mother only through Two years after the birth of her daughter Gabrielle. Further her life covered with legends, but it certainly can be said that the girl was brought to the shelter first, and then - at monastery. There she learned how to sew, she instilled the severity of flavors, simplicity feelings and dreams ... sophistication.

Gabrielle Young He dabbled in music. Even called "Coco" it became the title of the successful hit - songs about dog Coco. Musical career do not It failed, but Gabriel closely acquainted with wealthy men and She allowed herself to contain. As a courtesan, Coco tried to be different from themselves like, so I prefer a strict clothes - suits and elegant small hats Women's Hat: how to make the right choice . Indulging her strange passion, one of the lovers bought for her a hat shop. Over time, the shop became a fashion shop and Gabriel felt the strength to part with rich sponsors and let to float freely. After some time, the demand exceeded the capacity of the store, Coco and moved to rue Cambon, 25 - address, known today around the world.

Coco Chanel - by revolutionary fashion, the woman changed the very understanding of fashion. Much of what we consider a natural and original women - reaching Coco Chanel.

British men's fashion - the service women . Jackets, sweaters polo players, shirts and ties - everything Chanel borrowed the men turned into something totally feminine. So It happened to knit - unpretentious materials used only underwear. Simple and elegant knit dress long Cardigans Cardigan - Fashionable summer clothing   allowed women to feel free and comfortable, which was Chanel's trademark style. Mademoiselle Coco freed excellent half mankind from corsets and lush skirts from ruches and ruffles, extravagant hats and complex hairstyles. Short haircuts, trousers and jackets, knitted pullovers and plaid skirts, female sailor ... Almost menswear, but how feminine!

These jewels can be false . She said: "I do not care for jewelry. They do not add to the joy of living. Ornaments should be plenty. If they are real - it It gives bragging and bad taste. I'm doing a fake and very beautiful. They even nicer present. Jewellery put their mark on the era. I would like to, to my jewelry was marked by Chanel ». And you can add?

Women's perfume that smells like a woman . Chanel women's perfume does not have a complex odors. It was monoaromaty (for example, jasmine, rose, verbena), dispensed in vials frilly. The perfume is not used fixers, so had to be throttled abundantly to residues flavor preserved until the evening. Chanel made an innovator, offering women First synthesized perfume, not repeating the smell of a single flower. If it were manufacturing used in the cutting-edge chemistry, and now no need to pour favorite perfume from head to toe to keep the flavor before dinner. Most women (and, incidentally, the best-selling) the fragrance is diffused in a totally masculine bottle - rectangular, without any frills. It one of the first examples of the classics of the XX century, and today is no accident bottle «Chanel № 5" exhibited at the Museum of Modern Art in NYC.

Little black dress.   For the first time it was presented to the public in 1926. Crystallized elegance - with simple semicircular neckline and long narrow sleeves, up to mid- Knee (Coco has always believed that his knees - the ugliest part of the female body), no collar, buttons, laces, pleats, ruffles, fringe - brilliant in its brevity and infinite in its simplicity. This dress a lot said. Like, Coco longed for a lost lover Lover: the real situation But had no mourning law, as it was not engaged to be married, so I decided to funeral rites in black the color all women ... Maybe. But women for many years ready to give tribute unrequited love Great Mademoiselle.

Hollywood fantasy . In the fifties, Coco's starting to cooperate with Hollywood and creates toilet, has since become classic: quilted handbag on a chain, a small boucle jacket with a long skirt. Magic light and a stunning movie Gabriel talent took their toll: around the world recognize the Coco Chanel the only legislator of the most refined elegance. During these years, it appears as a famous model, known in history through the tragedy. This business pink suit that Jacqueline Kennedy wore on the day of the assassination attempt on John.

Great Mademoiselle quiet and elegant in its own way passed away in 1971.

In 1982, House Chanel designer Karl Lagerfeld headed. Before him was a difficult task: to make new, surprising, even to challenge, but not to break the tradition and to be faithful to the spirit of Chanel. Managed Lagerfeld or not? The controversial question. "Not too much respect, a little humor, and the legend will live, "- says the maestro. But precious discoveries and inventions used in Coco Chanel by Chanel still.

Natalia Rudenko

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