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| OOh la la, c'est Coco! |
orrowed the newest Coco Chanel biography off a friend and literally could not put it down for about two days. I'm ashamed to say I haven't seen any of the new films about the woman who built the Chanel brand up from a single hat shop to the fashion behemoth it became, and had no idea what an incredible life she'd led. Raised by nuns in a convent were she learn to sew (and which explains the chic simplicity of many of her designs), she moved up the social ladder with a series of glamorous (and rich) lovers and worked punishingly hard as well as being part of the vibrant, high-brow cultural and social scene of Paris between the two world wars, the second of which she got involved in her own idiosyncratic way (Operation Modellhut). Her biggest achievement, and the one she dedicated her entire life to, is the phenomenon that is The House of Chanel, which from small beginnings became a household name worth an absolute fortune, and much more than that led both couture and ready to wear fashions for decades and decades and still has a huge influence and impact on women's fashions the world over. I absolutely fell in love with the clever, witty and sometimes bitingly sarcastic CC reading this book - Long Live Coco!
Coco Chanel brought change in a woman’s taste for elegance in dress, with blouses, trousers and dresses, and jewelry of simple design that replaced the wealthy, over-designed clothes and accessories. The House of Chanel is most famous for the stylistically adaptable “little black dress”, the perfume NO. 5 Chanel, and the Chanel Suit .The Indian-inspired line boasts some of the most detailed Chanel handbags, along with lots of great leather pieces that can be used in almost any season. The highlights of the collection, though, are the ultra-embellished straps and have a status for wear ability and versatility.
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