“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only.
Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the
way we live, what is happening.” ~ Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel was born in 1883 and died in
1971, she was
raised in an orphanage.
Her first fashion gig was as a milliner.
In the 1920s, she introduced her first perfume. The classic Chanel No. 5 is the best selling in the world, and it is estimated that a bottle is sold every
30 seconds.
Chanel made the little black dress an icon.
Up until the 1920s, black was a color that was typically reserved for
mourning. It wasn't until 1926, when Coco decided to put a short black
dress from her collection in an American Vogue magazine, that wearing
black became chic.
The fashion icon was briefly accused of associating with the Nazi party.
During World War II, Coco Chanel shut down her shops to observe the
grim atmosphere in France at the time. However, her reputation suffered
when she reportedly began dating a German military officer and became
involved with the Nazi party.
Coco was a Leo and she incorporated it’s symbol, the Lion, into her personal space.She was a Leo and collected lions.
Though Coco Chanel’s infamous apartment is at 31 Rue Cambon, she never
slept there. She worked and entertained there but when it was time to
retire for the night, she crossed Place Vendôme and went to sleep at her
suite at The Ritz. Though she was able to stay at The Ritz during
WWII, she lost her suite with a view and was moved to a less coveted
suite. Now, if you want to walk in Coco’s footsteps you can stay in her
pre-WWII suite at The Ritz – for a mere $11,000 a night that is!
Coco Chanel standing in her balcony at her suite in The Ritz overlooking Place Vendome.
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