10 FUN FACTS ABOUT COCO CHANEL..............

• She was born in France in 1883 and was part of a big family, as one of five children.
• When Coco was 12, her mother passed away from tuberculosis and her father left the family; she spent the next six years in an orphanage.
• She became a licensed hat-maker and owned her first shop in 1910.
• She introduced her first perfume, Chanel No. 5, in 1922, and it was one of the first perfumes ever to mix natural and artificial essences.
• She invented the “Little Black Dress” in 1926, which French Vogue dubbed “Chanel’s Ford”, for its practicality and marketability.
• She is credited with popularizing the concept of “costume jewelry” in the 1920s, creating seasonal jewelry that mixed fake pearls with real stones.
• She introduced the idea of using jersey fabric to create clothing, which had prior been used only for men’s undergarments.
• She and her brand are most well known for costume jewelry, two-toned shoes, quilted bags, and simple suits made of tweed or jersey.
• Her classic Chanel suit became famous for its flattering cut, simple fabric, and specially weighted lining, to give it that perfect hang.

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