Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel was one of the world’s best fashion designers of all time. She has been revered by many in her field and out of her field for close to a century. Coco Chanel's designs influenced the 1920's, giving the world the flapper look, and she has influenced every decade until her death in 1971. Her design label still lives on, and has recently been added by Karl Laggerfeld designs.

Coco Chanel was born in a poorhouse in France and worked her way up to being one of the most influential fashion designers of all time. She was born in poverty and at the age of 12 her mother died leaving her and her siblings with their father. Her father left to work and she went to a Catholic orphanage where she was taught to be a seamstress. This was the beginning of Coco Chanels career as a fashion designer. Aside from all of her amazing clothing and accessories, Coco Chanel was the first designer to have a fragrance name after her. Chanel No. 5 is popular and a widely sought after perfume. Time Magazine named her one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. She was the only member of her profession to receive this honor. Coco Chanel never married, though she had many affairs. She never had any children of her own.

A girl should be two things: classy and fabulous. - Coco Chanel

A women who doesn't wear perfume has no future.- Coco Chanel

Fashion is architecture: it is a matter of proportions.- Coco Chanel

Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.- Coco Chanelhttp://www.brainyquote.com/quotes/authors/c/coco_chanel.html