As early as 1915, Harper's Bazaar raved over Chanel's designs: "The woman who hasn't at least one Chanel is hopelessly out of fashion... This season the name Chanel is on the lips of every buyer." [8] :14 Chanel's ascendancy was the official deathblow to the corseted female silhouette. The frills, fuss, and constraints endured by earlier generations of women were now passé; under her influence—gone were the " aigrettes, long hair, hobble skirts". [11] :11 Her design aesthetic redefined the fashionable woman in the post–World War I era. The Chanel trademark look was of youthful ease, liberated physicality, and unencumbered sportive confidence. This is probably why she eventually decided to leave her husband and move to Buenos Aires, where she died in 1920. According to records, the cause of her death was Spanish flu. However, it was later clarified that she died two years later as a drug overdose victim. The Chanel Logo: The Origin, Design, and Meaning Behind a Legendary Status Symbol". Madison Avenue Couture . Retrieved 11 March 2022.

a b c d e f g "retrieved August 3, 2012". Vogue. Archived from the original on 30 October 2013 . Retrieved 4 December 2013. In The Chanel Sisters we get an inside look at the life of Chanel and her sisters told by Antoinette or ‘Ninette’ as Chanel called her. Throughout her life, Chanel attempted to keep so much of the truth about her upbringing from the public, so I enjoyed the opportunity to get an inside look at her life from her sisters point of view. The Times, 24 December 1919, p. 10: "Captain Arthur Capel, who was killed in an automobile crash on Monday, is being buried today". Later, in 1965, Pierre's son, Jacques Wertheimer, assumed his father's management of the parfumerie. [9] About the past business relationship, between Pierre Wertheimer and Coco Chanel, the Chanel attorney, Chambrun said that it had been "one based on a businessman's passion, despite her misplaced feelings of exploitation . . . [thus] when Pierre returned to Paris, full of pride and excitement [after one of his horses won the 1956 English Derby]. He rushed to Coco, expecting congratulations and praise. But she refused to kiss him. She resented him, you see, all her life." [9]Biography claims Coco Chanel was a Nazi spy". Reuters. 17 August 2011. Archived from the original on 24 December 2019 . Retrieved 8 November 2018. The Chanel Culture Fund is a global program of initaitves and partnerships. Since its inception, the House has partnered with the National Portrait Gallery (London), The Centre Pompidou (Paris), and the Power Station (Shanghai). The Fund awards an annual prize (Chanel Next Prize) of €100,000 to ten artists in the fields of performing and visual arts. [69] [70] [71] [72] [73] [74] [75] Coco Chanel was a fashion designer who founded the famous Chanel brand. She became particularly famous following War World I. Her style was sporty and casual chic. This soon replaced the so-called corseted silhouette, which had been in style during and before the war. In December 2021, Leena Nair was appointed Global Chief Executive Officer. [42] [43] [44] Russia-Ukraine war [ edit ] a b Chaney, Lisa (6 October 2011). Chanel: An Intimate Life. London: Penguin. ISBN 978-0141972992 . Retrieved 20 May 2015.

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In an interview given to the Associated Press, author Vaughan discussed the unexpected turn of his research, Inside Chanel's Campaign Starring Kristen Stewart". Haute Living. 17 March 2023 . Retrieved 20 April 2023.According to this type of fashion, women were supposed to wear corsets, which were not only time-consuming but also quite expensive. I really enjoyed writing about Arturo. He’s fictional but based on an actual unknown person who did carry a portable gramophone with him and loved to dance. He’s one of those characters who basically wrote his own scenes. I’d like to have a friend like Arturo. If you could have met one of the Chanel sisters in real life, which one would it be and what would you have asked her? WW, FashionNetwork com. "Picasso and Chanel's reciprocal influences showcased in Madrid". FashionNetwork.com . Retrieved 20 April 2023. Before the nuns took us in, we’d been hungry most of the time, our clothes torn and dirty. We spoke only in patois, not French. We could barely read or write because we’d never gone to school for long. We were savages, the nuns attested.”

Horton, Ros; Simmons, Sally (2007). Women Who Changed the World. Quercus. p.103. ISBN 978-1847240262 . Retrieved 8 March 2011. In 1921, to complement Chanel's clothing lines, Coco Chanel commissioned perfumer Ernest Beaux to create a perfume for La Maison Chanel. His perfumes included the perfume No.5, named after the number of the sample Chanel liked best. Originally, given as a gift to clients, No.5's popularity prompted La Maison Chanel to offer it for sale in 1922.

In February 2019, Lagerfeld died at age 85. [40] Virginie Viard, who had worked with Lagerfeld at the fashion house for over 30 years, was named the new Creative Director. [41]