Chanel Defines Modern Women’s Fashion
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History II: Arts and Culture Series
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Arts
- Subcategories: Fashion, Clothing
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
- Geographical Location: Paris
- Date: The 1920’s
Article abstract: Coco Chanel adapted British taste in menswear to women’s clothing, creating a couture style that would define the modern woman of elegance throughout the twentieth century.
Summary of Event
World War I was an important dividing line between the old and the new in many aspects of life, and in no arena was it more decisive than in women’s fashion. Corsets, boning, long skirts, and huge hats gave way to simpler, less confining designs just as upper-class restrictions on women gave way in many other aspects of life. Despite attempts to...
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