CHANEL Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was born in Saumur, France in 1884. Vogue Magazine called her “the designer who disregards fashion, who pursues her own impeccably elegant line with quiet confidence that fashion will come back to her – and it certainly always does. "Chanel began designing a lot in the 1920s. Her first outfits were wool sweaters and were very simple. She became famous for the simple look of her extremely elegant outfits. Chanel stayed away from the bright colors of many other designers of the era, instead, she used almost exclusively blacks, navy, and tan. Unlike many designers who primarily made dresses and suits, Chanel also designed jackets, hats, and costume jewelry. When she presented a show, she didn't need to accessorize her models with models from other houses. Chanel designed until the 1930s, but was forced to close her house during the Second World War. She was able to reopen in 1954 and designed until her death in 1971. Chanel was one of the most influential designers. of the 20th century with a nonconformist and classical streak. Coco designed the definitive women's dress, wore men's clothes, sported a short haircut and sported a tan when she was considered a symbol of the working class. In 1916, he outraged the fashion industry by using jersey in an era when it was closely associated with it...