When researching a person from many various sources, you get to know the different sides of the person that the world knew. While researching her early life, lovers, career, and her death, there were many facts about Miss Coco Chanel that made her a truly intriguing person to research. She seemed to have led a very interesting life, but she may not have been happy. That is probably why she kept going for the richer and more powerful men and why she lied so much about her past. The inconsistencies were evident throughout all the research, even up until her cause of death. In Saumur, France on August 19, 1883, Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born. At the time of her birth, her parents were not married but they did exchange vows when Ms. Chanel was …show more content…
While they were together, he offered to assist her in starting a business in Paris but, after being together for five years later, she left him for his much richer friend, Arthur “Boy” Capel. In the same year, Capel helped Coco open her first store Dauville. In 1919, Capel died in a car accident. Four years later, she met the Duke of Westminster on his yacht. After that meeting, they were together for many, many years but when he, finally, proposed, she said “no” by saying, “There have been several Duchesses of Westminster- but there is only one Chanel!” (Coco Chanel- Fashion Designer) After the Duke, she begun a relationship with Hans Gunther von Dincklage, a German military officer. They met when Germany was occupying France during World War II. When the war was over, Chanel was questions by the authorities in relation to her relationship with von Dincklage. She was never formally charged with anything but many people think that she made an agreement with Winston Churchill, allowing her to leave France to go to Switzerland. Coco has, also, been said to have romantic connections to the poet, Pierre Reverdy, the fashion designer, Paul Iribe, and the composer, Igor Stavinsky. She has, also, had a relationship with Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of …show more content…
Stories about even her death are inconsistent. One story says that Ms. Chanel was a party animal and that she died from a drug overdose. (Coco Chanel Biography- Childhood, Life Achievements & Timeline) Her obituary says that “her death came peacefully” meaning that she may have died in her sleep. Her funeral was held at the Church of the Madeleine, where hundreds of people went to say goodbye to her. About ten years after Coco’s passing, Karl Lagerfeld took over her company, becoming the head director and creative director of Chanel. There had been many movies and a musical done that depict her life. The Wertheimer family has control of the company at this moment because in the 1920’s, when Coco was trying to expand her business, she asked Pierre and Paul Wertheimer to sign on as backers, and then she became really good friends with Pierre. (Coco Chanel- Fashion Designer) It is obvious that her beloved company has been in very good hands since her death because her company is doing very well
During her time in Moulins Chanel met and courted Etienne Balsan, an affluent textile hier. For three years she lived with him at his castle in Compiègne serving as his mistress. There Chanel lived a life of wealth and luxury that would not have been possible without Balsan. Later in her career it was those riches that inspired many of her iconic designs; her times spent on yachts lead her to incorporate those traditionally sailors looks of striped shirts and bell bottoms into her later
To begin with, on April 20, 1926 in Raesa, Romania Anna Seelfreud was born. In Anna small town of Raesa lived about 1,000 people and 50 Jewish families. Jews were known to be respected people in the town. Anna grew up
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Rosa Bonheur was born March 16th, 1822 in Bordeaux, France.1 Rosa was the oldest of four children; her father was an art teacher and her mother was a musician.2 She came from an ...
Her husband died in 1882 and she never got remarried. After her husband died, her and her children moved back to Saint Louis. In 1885, her mother died. She
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Gabrielle Chanel remains one of the most well-known fashion designers of all time. She was born on August 19, 1883 in France and died in 1971. Chanel revolutionized the fashion industry with her distinctive style. After the death of her mother, she spent much of her childhood in an orphanage. The challenges of her early life helped build her strong character which influenced her path in life. Chanel was nicknamed “Coco” after a lost dog in a popular song she loved to sing. Her early career was funded by a succession of her rich lovers. This allowed her to open her first shop in Paris in 1910. She sold hats as well as some garments. Coco developed a significant following of clientele who enjoyed her practical sportswear creating great success.
Marie Antoinette was born November 2nd, 1755, in Hofburg Palace, Vienna, France with the birth name Maria Antonia Josepha Joanna. Her parents were Francis I, Holy Roman Emperor, and Empress Maria Theresa. She lived a very relaxed childhood, playing with common children. Her and her siblings were treated to gardens and menageries. The education she experienced was typical of an eighteenth century aristocratic girl, learning mostly about religious and moral subjects. While she held a close relationship with her older sister, Maria Carolina, her relationship with her mother was different. Marie Antoinette resented her mother and did not spend enough time trying to show love toward her. Her mother left raising the children to a governess and pawned off her daughters to different political figures as wives.
She was born in St. Louis, Missouri, USA on February 8, 1850 (KateChopin.org, n.d.). Her name Catherine O’Flaherty and she was the second child. She was both bilingual and bicultural. “ From 1855 to 1868 Kate attended the St. Louis Academy of the Sacred Heart, with one year at the Academy of the Visitation” (KateChopin.org, n.d.). Her father then died when she was only five years old. In 1855, he was killed in a railroad accident. Stated by Amber, “Her great grandmother, Madame Charlesville, took a special interest in Kate and taught her French and how to play the piano. She also taught her about the lives of the women, about how ‘women are torn between duty and desire’ (Toth 13). She also taught Kate ‘not to judge people rashly, but to face truths fearlessly’ (Toth 14). The greatest lesson she taught Kate was that a women had to be independent (Toth15).” In 1863 her great grandmother died when Kate was just 12 years old. Soon after that her half-brother died of Typhoid Fever. Kate married Oscar in 1870. ““I am going to be married,” Kate confided in her commonplace book, “married to the right man. It does not seem strange as I had thought it would–I feel perfectly calm, perfectly collected. And how surprised everyone was, for I had kept it so secret!” (KateChopin.org, n.d.).
To begin, Julia Child was born on August 15, 1912 in Pasadena, California. She lived a very normal life. She was raised in a stable family and was involved in many sports. Being involved in so many sports, she was known as the most athletic girl in her school. Though raised as a normal kid she was different from her peers. She was very tall; at least a head and shoulder taller than all of the other children in her grade. When she went to high school she was sent to a boarding school in Northern California. While attending the boarding school she developed a very strong sense of leadership. Soon after high school she went to Smith College and earned her degree in history. “At Smith I did some theater, a bit of creative writing, and played basketball. But I was a pure romantic, and only operating with half of my burners on; I spent most of my time there just growing up.” (Julia’s Life: Timeline. 1934) Julia never planned on becoming a famous chef. She actually wanted to pursue writing after college. She moved to Manhattan and became a copywriter. Soon after, Julia moved back to take care of her dying mother. She continued writing for local publications.
...on of the spring collection. She died on Sunday 10 January, at the Hotel Ritz where she had resided for more than thirty years. She had gone for a long drive that afternoon and, not feeling well, had retired early to bed. Today her elegance and confidence still lives on through her collections. Her elegance continues in Paris as well as the United States. Chanel’s style will forever be celebrated throughout the world; she was a fashion icon, lady of luxury, and a goddess of fashion.
Making statements was something that Chanel knew how to do best. Whether it is sun tanning, wearing a striking bob haircut, Chanel No. 5, wearing costume jewelry, or making some articles of clothing fundamental for every wardrobe. Chanel knew how to make anything work. In the 20th century being pale was a sign of being in the upper class, while being tan represented being apart of the lower classes. She made a statement throughout society without even purpos...
Chanel (pronounced Shanel) revolutionized Haute Couture at the age of 20. She was a young innovative designer with a strong, unique personality that showed in her designs. She replaced the confining corset design with the comfortable fitting suits and longer, straighter dresses. The silhouette of Chanel’s designs were less form-fitted and more for comfort. The very popular Chanel suit consisted of a knee-length skirt and boxy jacket. Chanel introduced to the world her cardigan jacket in 1925. Her designs were incredibly popular for the elite and powerful. Chanel became a symbol of wealth and status for the majority of the twentieth century.