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English activity

Maria Fernanda De la Hoz- 10C

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Points 1,2,3,4,5,6 were developed in class orally

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Coco Chanel

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She was a designer that became famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits and little black dresses. In the 1920s, she launched her first perfume and eventually introduced the Chanel suit and the little black dress, with an emphasis on making clothes that were more comfortable for women. She herself became a much revered style icon known for her simple yet sophisticated outfits paired with great accessories. I admire her because she was an inspiration for all the girls that followed her designs and she also built an empire of mode by herself.

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Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel known as Coco Chanel was one of the most influential European designers in fashion history in the 1920s. She was a dressmaker who revolutionized fashion and the world of haute couture in the interwar years. Breaking with the stiff elegance of the Belle Époque, its informal and comfortable line freed the female body from corsets and ornate ornaments and expressed the aspirations of freedom and equality of women of the 20th century.

He was born in 1883 in Saumur, France and lived his childhood in an orphanage.

She was a singer in cafes, a saleswoman in a clothing store until in 1909 she began designing hats in her apartment. The following year, he opened a store where he sold his elegant, functional, and simple hats as opposed to the glitzy hats of the time.

Coco Chanel was looking for comfort and simplicity in her designs, but without forgetting elegance. In the 1920s, she incorporated garments that were only used by men into women's clothing. He dressed the woman in pants, raincoats, tweed vests, wool sweaters, and sailor berets. We could say that she introduced the androgynous look among women.

The designer stood out for being an innovative woman creating numerous designs that broke the patterns of the time. He introduced the use of new fabrics such as wool and tweed in jackets, skirts, vests or suits; highlighting the wool set consisting of a straight jacket and a short straight skirt. It also revolutionized the world of accessories with collections of costume jewelery or costume jewelery as opposed to the ornate jewelery worn by women of the time. He introduced pearl necklaces, earrings and bracelets created from metals replacing gold or chain belts. She was also the first designer to launch her own fragrance, Coco Chane # 5 perfume.

Coco Chanel was a highly sought-after designer, until her death in 1971. The Chanel house continues to be run by German Karl Lagerfeld who maintains the designer's essence in every creation.