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Fashion Designers Webpost by Moka

 

Coco Chanel

 
  • Name of Designer

    • Coco Chanel

  • Where are they from

    • Saumur, France

  • Date of birth and death

    • August 19, 1883 to January 10, 1971 (in Paris, France)

 

 

  • Brief biography from childhood to current times or death

    • Coco is nickname (Full name is Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel)

      • (Some say that the name comes from one of the songs she used to sing, and Chanel herself said that it was a “shortened version of cocotte, the French word for ‘kept woman,” according to an article in The Atlantic.)

    • After her mother’s death, Chanel was put in an orphanage by her father who worked as a peddler.

    • In 1939, She retired from the business at once.

    • In 1954, She got back into the fashion business.

      • No fashion business for 15-years

 

 

  • Education and Training/How did they get their start in the Fashion Industry

    • She had no education and training

    • When she get bored, she made hats.

      • That hats made an oppotunity to start her business

    • She opened her first shop "Chanel Modes" on Paris’s Rue Cambon in 1910

 

  • Who/What was their major influence on Fashion

    • Arthur Edward 'Boy' Capel

      • He was lover

 

  • What kind of garments/accessories do they design

    • Hats

    • Perfume

    • Bag

    • Watch

    • Cosmetics

    • Shoes

    • Sunglasses

    • etc.

 

  • Awards/Recognition received

    • Neiman Marcus Fashion Award, 1957

    • Academy Awards, 1955

 

 

  • What other interesting facts should we know about your designer (It does not have to be fashion related)

    • Going toward Independent of woman

      • At that time, women were not equal to men.

    • She wanted to become a singer before

      • She tried many audition, but she never got it in

    • She was very skinny woman

      • That's why current models are all skiny.

 
  • Logo/Logos (some designers have more than one line)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  • Examples of their designs
 

Tweed flap bag

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Cashmere stole empellished with a braided cc signature

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

  • Essential skills and work habits this designer exhibits that contribute to his/her success

    • Charismatic skills for designing

 

  • Creativity and Neatness: Use a variety of background, sound effects; make writing very visible, etc.
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  • Examples of every arena your designer is involved in
    • Accessories (handbag, hats, perfumes, etc...)
 
  • A fashion show of your designers latest collection
    • From the pre-Fall Collection 2014 (It is not Coco Chanel's collection)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

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