Coco Chanel became a famous fashion designer despite being an orphan. She was born in 1883 in France and grew up in an orphanage after her mother died and her father abandoned her. She learned how to sew and left the orphanage at age 18 to become a seamstress. Through her talent, creativity, and confidence in designing different styles of clothing and accessories, she took over the fashion world. As her business grew successful, she gained power but did not abuse it and instead used it wisely. Later in life after achieving fame, she had money and people liked her clothing designs, though she stopped designing for years before making a comeback.
2. BIG QUESTION
HOW DID COCO CHANEL BECOME A FAMOUS
DESIGNER WHEN SHE WAS AN ORPHAN?
3. FUN FACTS
• COCO CHANEL’S REAL NAME IS GABRIELLE BONHEUR CHANEL
• COCO CHANEL’S 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 DIDN’T CARE
WHAT PEOPLE THOUGHT.
SHE WAS TALENTED AND CREATIVE. SHE
MADE LOTS OF DIFFERENT CLOTHES AND
HATS WITH DIFFERENT FABRICS AND
MATERIALS.
7. SHE DIDN’T 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 DIDN’T 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 CHANEL’S
SLOGAN:
In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.
- Coco Chanel
