Memories of Coco Chanel

Last year, another book was published, written about the great Chanel - “Coco Chanel. Legend and Life ". The book was written by British journalist Justine Picardy, who has researched archives since 1998, studied the entire life story of Gabrielle Chanel, and as a poet, after reading this book, we learn a lot about great mademoiselle.

Lonely Chanel.

Coco Chanel died on January 10, 1971, at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, on Sunday, a day she did not like so much. This day was free from work, and work was her only meaning of life. “Nothing bothers me like rest” - during such free hours, she often sat alone in the gardens of the Palais Royal. Many of her friends were no longer with her.
But, was it just now that she felt lonely? This feeling of loneliness came to her even earlier, it came to her in her distant childhood, when “... her mother had just died. My father handed me over to his aunts, like some kind of cargo, and immediately departed for America, from where he never returned ... ”. And then half a century later ... "... Half a century has passed, but among the luxury ... I remain lonely, still lonely." Yes, she felt lonely. Indifference and lack of love in childhood left an imprint on her character. But she became a strong and domineering woman who knows how to survive. "This is one of the smartest and nicest women and the strongest woman I have ever had to deal with." - Winston Churchill.

Gabrielle Chanel has always achieved the intended goal and insisted that fashion should serve those who follow it. The main motto of her appearance was mobility. All Chanel models were in the spirit of modernity, they were comfortable for women. They remain comfortable even now, having outlived their creator for many decades. Her models are eternal, as her "little black dress", "Chanel" suit, Chanel handbag on a long chain, pumps, multi-colored glass brooches. All this even today every woman wants to have, because these things give us a feeling of youth, elegance.

Her competitors Lanvin, Vionne remained in the history of fashion as a wonderful couturier who sewed luxurious outfits for the elite. Chanel has become a celebrity. This happened because Chanel, with her natural instinct, was able to create things that would make a sensation among the public, that would be convenient for everyone and would last forever. “Fashion is something that exists not only in clothes. Fashion is in the air. It is connected with our thoughts and our way of life, with what is happening around us. " It is this motto of hers that confirms the eternity of what she has created, what has entered our lifestyle.

Its elegance boggles the imagination of even the uninitiated!
Christian Dior