Unveiling the Triumph of Coco Chanel: Revolutionizing Fashion through a Fresh Outlook

Coco Chanel, who changed the fashion concept of her time and freed women from tight and tight corsets and made them comfortable and stylish, is the creator of the world-famous “Chanel” brand.

The French fashion designer, who inspires the fashion world and never compromises on his own truths, has made women comfortable in simple elegance with black mini dresses, pearl necklaces, trousers and jackets.

So, let's take a closer look at how Coco Chanel introduced this new style to the fashion world, what kind of difficulties she encountered, and how the Chanel brand was born.

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born in France in 1883. Because she lost her mother at a young age, she was sent to a Catholic Monastery for education with her sister. She learned to sew here.

One day in the monastery, a nun gave her a piece of cloth to embroider two swans on. Gabrielle embroidered the swans in her own style, but the nun found these embroideries ridiculous and said that no one would take her seriously.

He left the monastery at the age of 18 and started living with his brother in the city of Aubazine. Here, he worked in a store that sewed officer uniforms during the day and sang at night.

The song he sang one night, “Qui qu'a vu Coco dans I'Trocadero”, was very popular and he got his signature name “Coco” with this song.

Chanel's song was very popular, and when she got off the stage, everyone applauded and said, “Come on Coco, come on Coco!” she was shouting. So Coco became her nickname.

In 1908, Coco started designing hats and started selling the hats and clothes she designed in the shop she opened on the ground floor of an apartment building, and her designs were very appreciated.

Designing and sewing clothes and accessories for people gave him pleasure and he decided to progress in this field.

After a while, Coco Chanel opened a shop in Paris, thanks to the businessman Arthur Capel she met, and entered the fashion world, and the Chanel brand began to grow.

In 1910, Coco Chanel, who had 10 shops, started selling luxury and personalized designs.

As her fortune grew, Coco Chanel entered the perfume and cosmetics business, and “Chanel No 5”, which she ordered from Ernest Beaux, became the most famous perfume in the world.

It is said that Chanel, which believes in the good luck of the number 5 and exhibits its collections on “5 February” and “5 August”, named its perfume “Chanel No 5” for this reason.

According to another rumor, Chanel told Ernest Beaux to number the mixtures she made, and when he came to try them, he liked the mixture number 5, so the name of the perfume became “Chanel No 5”.

Coco Chanel, who became a famous fashion designer appealing to Europe's elite in 1925, broke some firsts in the fashion world at that time.

She pioneered women's freedom from corsets and wearing trousers. With the “Little black dress” collection she released in 1926, she introduced the color black and the “little black dress” that would suit every mood of women to the fashion world.

Coco Chanel, who wanted women to look stylish while also being comfortable, left her mark on the fashion world with the little black dress, which fits the body perfectly and at the same time makes the woman look noble.

Chanel, who was arrested during the Second World War on allegations of having relations with high-ranking Nazis, was released in a short time. Closing all her shops, Chanel passed this period by sewing only Haute Couture clothes.

The allegations made for Chanel's arrest were false. He said that the reason for his meetings with Winston Churchill and the Germans was to end the war and to attempt for peace. After her arrest, Coco Chanel was released in a short time, as her name was on the list of people that the French, British military and political forces could trust at any time.

After moving to Switzerland in 1945 and living there for 9 years, she returned to Paris and fashion life in 1954. She opened a new shop here and, with the support of her old customers, regained her fame.

Coco Chanel, who became legendary with her Chanel suit, known for the cardigan-shaped collars she created during this period, passed away in Paris at the age of 87.

Talented, innovative and entrepreneurial, Coco Chanel brought the Chanel brand and many innovations to the fashion concept to the world, thanks to these characteristics.

It was also named by Time Magazine as “20th. He is the only fashion designer among the “100 Most Influential People of the 21st Century”.