Coco Chanel was an orphan who became a famous fashion designer in the early 20th century. She was born in 1883 in France and grew up in an orphanage after her mother died. Chanel learned to sew and left the orphanage at age 18 to become a seamstress. She took over the fashion world with her creative and confident designs using new fabrics. Chanel founded her first shop in Paris and became very successful. She used her power and fame wisely and continued designing until her death in 1971 at age 87, leaving a lasting impact on the fashion industry.
2. BIG QUESTION
HOW DID COCO CHANEL BECOME A FAMOUS
DESIGNER WHEN SHE WAS AN ORPHAN?
3. FUN FACTS
COCO CHANELS REAL NAME IS GABRIELLE BONHEUR CHANEL
COCO CHANELS LIFE TIME WAS FROM 19 AUGUST 1883-10 JANUARY 1971
SHE GOT HER NICKNAME AFTER A SONG SHE SANG CALLED COCO
SHE WAS BORN IN SAUMER, FRANCE
THE LOVE OF HER LIFE WAS KILLED IN A CAR ACCIDENT
THE LOVE OF HER LIFE WAS CALLED BOY CAPEL
SHE DIED AT AGE 87
HER COLORS ARE BLACK AND WHITE
SHE WAS ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT PEOPLE IN THE CENTURY
SHE CREATED THE WAY WE LOOK AND DRESS NOW
HER FIRST SHOP WAS AT 21 RUE CAMBON, PARIS
5. SHE WAS CONFIDENT AND DIDNT CARE
WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT.
SHE WAS TALENTED AND CREATIVE. SHE
MADE LOTS OF DIFFERENT CLOTHES AND
HATS WITH DIFFERENT FABRICS AND
MATERIALS.
7. SHE DIDNT ABUSE HER POWER
SHE USED IT WISELY
SHE GOT MORE FAMOUS IN THE WORLD
EVERYONE RESPECTED HER
8. QUESTION THREE
HOW DID COCO CHANEL LIVE BEFORE SHE
WAS FAMOUS AND HAD POWER IN THE
FASHION WORLD?
9. HER MOTHER DIED WHEN SHE WAS YOUNG
HER FATHER DIDNT WANT HER ANY MORE
SHE WAS SENT TO AN ORPHANAGE
SHE LEARNED HOW TO SEW
LEFT THE ORPHANAGE AT AGE 18 TO BECOME A
SEAMSTRESS
11. SHE HAD LOTS OF MONEY
HAD A PERFUME CALLED CHANEL NO.5
PEOPLE LIKED HER CLOTHES
STOPPED DESIGNING FOR YEARS
MADE A COMEBACK THAT WAS VERY SUCCESSFUL
12. COCO CHANELS
SLOGAN:
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
- Coco Chanel