Coco Chanel
At a glance:
- Series: Dictionary of World Biography: Twentieth Century
- Categories: Women’s Issues, Arts, Economics
- Subcategories: Business, Trade, Commerce, Fashion, Clothing
- Curriculum: Women’s History, 20th & 21st Century European History, French History
Article abstract: Chanel was the first to dress women in a manner that reflected their increasing liberated status, which began in the first quarter of the twentieth century, and she continued to do so for nearly six decades, reigning as queen of fashion in Paris. Her pioneering genius elevated her above the level of merely a great designer, allowing her to support independently her creative brilliance with a fashion empire that encompassed design, textiles, jewelry, and perfume.
Early Life
Little is known for certain, but much, often contradictory, has...
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