Hello, I am white nights have read, today's article will introduce you to Gabriel Coco Chanel, the legendary fashion queen.
Coco Chanel has a rich love history and many admirers in her life, but the most influential to her, the most important are 2 men.
The pain and love that these 2 men bring makes Coco Chanel understand that the most reliable in the world is never a man, but a woman herself. She had loved and been deeply loved, but for her, the desire for love was far less than her desire to get out of poverty and free herself from the bottom of life.
This kind of heartfelt self has made her step by step from a miserable abandoned girl to the queen of the fashion kingdom.
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Gabriel Coco Chanel was born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France.
Her father was a prodigal son who was ruthless, and her mother was the "prey" of the prodigal son, the mother gave birth to a son out of wedlock, and when she was 6 years old, she left 4 children and died, and the father, who only wanted to get rid of the oil bottle, abandoned her and her sister to the welfare home, and has not been heard from since.
She spent her childhood and adolescence in a welfare home and then in a church. The dull life of darkness made her desperately long for freedom and to live a life of high society.
As an adult, with a full desire for freedom, she came to the fashion town of Vichy. Here, she found a job as a female worker in a clothing store.
In the society at that time, as long as it was a woman, everyone had to wear a hat, and most of these hats were the same, and the decoration was old-fashioned and complicated. So Coco Chanel came up with a good idea, she wanted to buy some hats, and then sell them after "secondary processing".
The problem was that Coco Chanel didn't have the money to buy the hats that needed to be processed. She thought of going to the bar, which was an opportunity to be self-reliant at no cost, and was the most feasible way for her at the time.
At the bar, Coco Chanel conquered everyone in the bar with her unique charm, and people frantically shouted her name "coco, coco".
This bar is the beginning of Chanel's cocoon into a butterfly, where she has gradually faded the wandering and inferiority in her bones, and has her own goal and direction.
Here she meets the first man of her life, Etienne Palesson.
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Palerson was madly in love with Chanel, and Chanel, who had just opened her heart, also developed a good feeling for Palerson, and gave up her inner defense line little by little, and two years later, Chanel finally decided to throw herself into Palerson's arms and became his lover.
She followed Palerson to the compiègne manor, where she truly saw what she thought of high society, more exaggerated than she had imagined: her hordes of servants, wide horse farms, sumptuous banquet halls, countless rooms, noblely dressed people, brilliant chandeliers...
"This is the life I want." Chanel was so captivated by the world in front of her that she thought that the happy life she had hoped for had begun.
However, she soon discovered that Palerson was raising other lovers in the manor, and often had fun with different girls, taking them to the manor for the night, and her private life was chaotic.
Coco Chanel saw the beauty of high society and was deeply shocked by its filth.
Originally, Chanel wanted to rely on Palerson's power to realize her dreams, but Palerson never wanted to marry her, she was an appendage of this man, his plaything, and she depended on him to survive. Without him, she was nothing.
She is faced with 2 choices: first, to be a professional mistress; second, to try to be herself, but it will be difficult.
Coco Chanel and Palerson mentioned the idea of opening a hat shop, but were rejected, "The idea is ridiculous, the best place for you women to make money is in bed." ”
This sentence greatly stimulated Chanel, who felt insulted, and it turned out that in the eyes of men, women should live such a life.
Why can't women have their own dreams and careers? Why only choose one man to marry?
Chanel suddenly realized that the way out was only on her own.
At this time, she met a man who praised and admired her from the bottom of her heart, that is, chanel's lifelong love, the Arthur Capel boy.
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Unlike Balesson, Capel understood and respected Chanel and was happy to support her in her career.
Eventually, Chanel made up her mind and left compiègne for Paris. With Capel's help, Chanel opened her first hat shop in Paris.
In Paris, she indulges in design, obsesses with work, and in her spare time, she will date Capel and enjoy sweet time with her lover.
The hats she designed were unique, simple and beautiful, and were especially loved by parisian ladies.
Chanel spared no effort to promote her hat, soon. "Coco Chanel" became a popular symbol on the streets of Paris. Since then, Coco Chanel has begun the legend of a hat achievement.
Subsequently, Capel rented 21 Compeng Street, prepaid a deposit, and gave it to Chanel as a gift. The Rue Des Campans is the fashion center of Paris and is a prime location for merchants.
Capel's move made Chanel angry, and she had a cold war with him. She felt that in Capel's eyes, she still regarded herself as a lover, and she hoped that two people in love were equal, at least financially she did not depend on men.
She thought that getting rid of Palerson was getting rid of men, and after becoming a fashion vane in Paris, she was full of joy when she thought that she no longer relied on men and could support herself on her own, only to find that it was just her own thoughts.
She still doesn't have the money to pay for the second store.
Chanel, who calmed down, understood that even if she was angry, she could not solve the problem, and it was better to go to Kangpeng Street and really change her situation.
Chanel came to 21 Kangpeng Street and was more engaged in her work. She designs a variety of hats and personally selects styles for her guests. She has a unique vision, and she only needs to look at it to know what kind of style they are suitable for.
Chanel's business is getting better and better, making more and more money, and this time she has enough confidence and capital.
She paid off all her debts and repaid the money Capel had given herself.
Capel tells Chanel that she really doesn't have to do this, and that there is no need to be so clear between the two, but Chanel is very determined.
From an abandoned woman to a mistress, Chanel has never changed is the pursuit of dreams and the future, she is good at discovering needs, and knows how to seize opportunities.
Gradually, the balance in Chanel's heart shifted to the end of her career, and love seemed less important to her, which was exactly what Capel feared.
But Chanel was unsure that everything she had done was right. A woman can be attached to a man in everything, but only financial independence can stand on the same level as a man in love.
Perhaps, Chanel's painful childhood, experience of betrayal, poverty, made her strong and proud, and doomed her not to become a wife attached to men.
Chanel's union with Capel was opposed by the Capel family, and for the sake of power, Capel eventually married an English noblewoman.
But Chanel still loved Capel deeply, and although she did not become his bride, he was the love of her life.
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On December 22, 1919, Capel died in a car accident, and Chanel lost her beloved and shed tears for the first time in her life.
For her, Capel is not only a lover, but also a light. Between her and him, like their last words before they parted, "You don't know how important you are to me, you are the light that guides my life." ”
He took her the first step toward freedom and taught her how to live and how to love. He was her intimate lover, and it was the pain of her life.
After Capel's death, Chanel dressed her bedroom all in black, with a black ceiling, black curtains, black sheets, and a black floor. She believes that Black has the mysterious power to travel through time and space, connecting her to Capel and bringing her to her protection.
"I'm going to make women all over the world wear black dresses for you." This vow made of love led to the birth of the little black dress.
Chanel appeared on Compeng Street in her newly designed black dress, and she launched a heavy tribute for him in the most solemn black.
The little black dress quickly gained the hearts of the women.
Chanel redeems black from the funeral and allows it to enter ordinary life. It has blossomed its charm and become synonymous with nobility, elegance, freedom, fashion and depth.
At the beginning of 1920, Chanel achieved extraordinary success in her career.
Since then, Gabriel Coco Chanel has been invincible in the kingdom of fashion, Chanel 5 perfume, Channel 2.55 handbag... She stepped forward step by step, and finally became the greatest fashion designer of all time.
After Capel, Coco Chanel was proposed several times, both poets and noble dukes, but Coco Chanel never married any of them.
Perhaps, she always wanted to marry Arthur Capel, and in her later years Coco Chanel often talked about Capel, saying that for me, he would always be the most beloved "boy".
Perhaps, some people are destined to be queens, like Coco Chanel, and if she is bent on being a noble lady, the wife of a man, she may be doomed to disappointment and pain. Fortunately she had a pair of sharp eyes, and to her, every man seemed to be the same, and it made no sense to pick any of them.
Chanel said: "As a woman, you can not afford to wear Chanel, you can also not have many clothes to choose from, but always remember not to forget the most important piece of clothing, this dress is called the self." 」 ”
From abandoned daughter to mistress, from mistress to the greatest designer, Coco Chanel constantly weighs the choice between gain and loss, but she never let go of herself.
This dress, called "self", is simple and elegant, free and independent. Everyone is born, and it is the priceless treasure of every woman, and I hope that every woman can remember.
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