tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post5486746406947074915..comments2024-03-14T02:52:30.104-07:00Comments on The Simply Luxurious Life®: Coco Chanel – Happy BirthdayThe Simply Luxurious Lifehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-18095122085505622392011-08-22T00:33:12.732-07:002011-08-22T00:33:12.732-07:00Wonderful post! Coco Chanel changed the world of f...Wonderful post! Coco Chanel changed the world of fashion for good and she made style synonym with fashion, which very few designers have succeeded. <br />Adaclassiqhttp://classiq.ro/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-31336366169494018612011-08-20T10:37:26.317-07:002011-08-20T10:37:26.317-07:00Jeanne Holbrook - loved reading your comments. Tha...Jeanne Holbrook - loved reading your comments. Thank you for sharing your knowledge with us. :)The Simply Luxurious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-44400185064339391702011-08-20T10:22:49.258-07:002011-08-20T10:22:49.258-07:00Wow! Coco always stirred the pot in social circles...Wow! Coco always stirred the pot in social circles. So I see nothing has changed.She is one of the first woman to bring forth the idea of freedom and strength and independence for women, regardless of social class. She was instrumental in freeing women from the restrictive fashions of the day. She hated her dependence on men for her success. If she used men, she used them less than men of the day used women. Coco was attempting to make women "people" rather than dolls of fashion. <br />Regarding her talent she is the most influential designer in the modern age. Skirts above the ankles, simple dresses, not covered in lace, striped "sailor" tee shirts or sweaters, metal trim (chains, Military buttons) on jackets, menswear, shoulder straps on handbags, chains on handbags, hats that didn't look like a bird built a nest on your head . She was the first to show the true shape of the female body, saddle details in the handbags,The balance of masculine / feminine details,ie a flower on a simple jacket. She was the first to use simple fabrics that had never been used in clothing before . Her jackets had more to do with menswear than the feminine suits of her day.<br />the list of firsts is huge:<br />the little black dress, military /sailor details, metal clothing details, menswear, stripe tees, spectator shoes, FLAT ballet shoes, pearls as a statement, chains as a statement, fake flowers, leather quilting, showing the female form etc etc etc etc<br /><br />Go into forever 21 and you see her influence everywhere. So her influence extends over decades and across all quality levels of fashion. <br /><br />oh and lets not forget Chanel no.5<br /><br />Dior would never have been able to do, what he did , if Chanel had not broken through so many taboos.<br /><br />Karl , bless him , is also a great talent. I love the things he has done with her icons...but his runway models have more to do with fashion dolls, than strong independent women. It is more difficult to create fashion, strength and simplicity. I think It is more difficult to be the FIRST in almost everything you create. Coco Chanel was the first.Jeanne Holbrookhttp://www.jeanncholbrook.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-40385046984463614332011-08-19T07:11:15.360-07:002011-08-19T07:11:15.360-07:00hopflower - I concur completely on all points. Tha...hopflower - I concur completely on all points. Thanks for sharing.The Simply Luxurious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-83452761933434101082011-08-19T07:10:09.327-07:002011-08-19T07:10:09.327-07:00Pret a Porter P - I understand why it might seem t...Pret a Porter P - I understand why it might seem that she wasn't self-made because of the support from suitors, but what we must keep in mind is that the time in history was a far cry from the freedoms women have now. Had Chanel gone about her business the same way in the 21st century she would not be applauded - absolutely not, but she figured out a way in the world she lived in to make it happen. Would I do the same thing - probably not, but she had ingenuity and she made it work to her advantage where other women (most women during that time) would have received nothing out of the same situation or wouldn't even have entered into such a risky situation.The Simply Luxurious Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06288681334499771945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-16664558503345035282011-08-19T07:09:22.556-07:002011-08-19T07:09:22.556-07:00It is no secret that Coco Chanel had a German love...It is no secret that Coco Chanel had a German lover during the war. While it was rather in bad taste (as the rest of her countrymen suffered), she was a survivor and this does not mean that she was a "Nazi Spy" in any sense of the word. What were the Germans going to tell a French milliner and fashion designer; and about what? Coco lived off of men to enable her own talent for years. It is called knowing what side your bread is buttered on.<br /><br />I have said for several years: anyone can publish a book nowadays.hopflowernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-71959398276857688702011-08-19T06:11:20.389-07:002011-08-19T06:11:20.389-07:00I so totally agree with your post ! Everybody know...I so totally agree with your post ! Everybody knows Chanel slept her way to the top, but that doesn't take away her incredible talent or what she did for women fashionwise. Haven't we got more immediate political and economical problems to deal with ? Let's just consider the legacy and let fashion be fashion and while we're at it, not crucify John Galliano as a designer for the sake of some shocking, stupid, drunken atrocities he might have proffered. <br />By the way, love your blog, which I came across through Llian Harlow.Claudinenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6310399481533841878.post-47557304146196819222011-08-19T02:33:18.970-07:002011-08-19T02:33:18.970-07:00Happy Birthday to one of the greatest designers! W...Happy Birthday to one of the greatest designers! What's clear to me is that her believes and what she did in her personal life does not change the fact that she was talented and revolutionized fashion! :)<br /><br />XoXo<br />Plami<br /><br />http://fashion-thrill.blogspot.com/Plamihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09561570620769673869noreply@blogger.com