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Coco Chanel: Fashion Innovator Biography

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Chanel, was a pioneering French fashion designer known for founding the Chanel brand and revolutionizing women's fashion by introducing casual and comfortable clothing. She is celebrated for iconic creations such as the Chanel No. 5 perfume and the 'little black dress,' and is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century fashion. Chanel's innovative use of materials like jersey and her signature tailored suits have left a lasting impact on the fashion industry.

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Coco Chanel: Fashion Innovator Biography

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Chanel, was a pioneering French fashion designer known for founding the Chanel brand and revolutionizing women's fashion by introducing casual and comfortable clothing. She is celebrated for iconic creations such as the Chanel No. 5 perfume and the 'little black dress,' and is recognized as one of the most influential figures in 20th-century fashion. Chanel's innovative use of materials like jersey and her signature tailored suits have left a lasting impact on the fashion industry.

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Gabrielle Chanel, known professionally as Coco Chanel (Saumur, France; August
19, 1883–Paris, January 10, 1971), was a French haute couture designer and
founder of the Chanel brand. She is the only fashion designer to appear on Time
magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. She is one of
the most recognized designers in history. She stood out as one of the most
innovative during World War I. She broke with the opulent and impractical elegance
of the Belle Époque and created a line of casual, simple, and comfortable clothing.
She also established herself as a designer of handbags, perfumes, hats, and jewelry.
Her famous women's tailored piped tweed suit became an icon of feminine elegance,
and her Chanel No. 5 perfume is a world-renowned iconic product. The camellia she
introduced as a decorative element in her outfits was closely associated with
Alexandre Dumas's literary work, *The Lady of the Camellias*, whose story had
impressed the designer since his youth. The flower itself had become a symbol of
identification for the courtesan, announcing her availability. Her first appearance in
one of her designs was a black dress with white trim in 1933. The term "little black
dress" is often considered Chanel's contribution to the fashion lexicon and a garment
that has been used to this day. For the Chanel suit, she introduced the use of jersey,
a material of wool, cotton, or synthetic elements produced by the Rodier company,
which originally produced this fabric exclusively for underwear. Her wool jersey suit,
consisting of a cardigan jacket, a pleated skirt, and paired with low-heeled shoes,
became a favorite in luxury women's fashion.

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