Coco Chanel turned the fashion world upside down and created the most popular perfume of all time. Here are 5 surprising facts about the French fashion designer that you probably didn't know.
Fashion designer and businesswoman Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. She started her career as singer, her most famous song was Qui qu'a vu Coco, which quickly caught on Nicknamed Coco. And this name followed her throughout her fashion design career.
Although most people know the basic information about Coco Chanel and her journey to fame, there is quite a few interesting facts that are less known. Her name is still a symbol of high fashion, her perfume is still one of the most popular perfumes, even though almost 100 years have passed since its creation.
5 interesting facts about Coco Chanel
1. We can thank Coco Chanel for the popularity of tanned skin. After a trip to Cannes, she returned to Paris with a beautiful tan. Because of her popularity, they did women wanted to imitate and be like her and so began the manic sunbathing in Paris. This was very unusual, because until then white skin was considered the most beautiful.
2. One of the more interesting facts about Coco Chanel is certainly that she is she sprays her No.5 perfume all over the house. Coco enjoyed fine things and wanted to be surrounded by elegance. And not only that. She also wanted to give her something she keeps reminding of her hard work.
3. This fact about Coco Chanel is known only to a few, but her fashion career began by making hats. She started by making hats for friends and her business quickly flourished and she soon began adding clothing to her hats. This would not have been possible without the support of her partner by Arthur Boy Capel, who helped her open her first hat boutique.
4. Coco Chanel is too "mother" of the eternal "little black dress". She launched it in 1926. And when other designers changed their collections every year, Coco Chanel sent the "little black dress" to the catwalk year after year due to its incredible popularity. with minimal changes.
5. Perfume Chanel No. It's 5 added the number 5 because it was her lucky number. And not only did she call him that, but she actually did launched on the fifth day of the fifth month of 1922 (5/5/1922). When she designed the perfume bottle that would bear her name, she didn't want the extravagant bottles that were popular at the time. She wanted to people focus on the perfume and smell itself, and not by the looks of the bottle. And apparently it was worth it, because Chanel No. 5 one of the most popular fragrances to date.
