kirsten vanstone's List: Gabrelle "coco" Chanel

• 1920s Coco Chanel became the first designer to create loose women’s clothing  use jersey, traditionally used for men’s underwear, creating a relaxed style for  women ignoring the stiff corseted look of the time. They soon became very  popular with clients, a post-war generation of women for whom the corseted  restricted clothing seemed old-fashioned and impractcal.
• 1920s Maison Chanel was established at 31, rue Cambon in Paris (which remains  its headquarters to this day) and become a fashion force to be reckoned with.  Chanel became a style icon herself with her striking bob haircut and tan placing  her at the cutting edge of modern style.
• overtly feminine New Look
• of pea jackets and bell-bottoms for women
• Hollywood stars including Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly fell in love with her  effortlessly stylish boxy cardigan suits.
• worked until her death in 1971 at the age of 88, spending her last moments in  the style she had become accustomed to at her opulent private apartment in The  Ritz.

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