Coco Chanel opened a hat shop at 21 Cambon Street in Paris in 1909.
Compared to the crowded corsets and ornate decorations popular in women's fashion at the time, she introduced a style of simplicity, functionality, and comfort that completely changed the fashion world.
A series of works matching women's lifestyles and expanding fashion possibilities, such as the "little black dress," which transformed "black"—a color originally associated only with mourning—into a fashion item, as well as suits made from tweed fabric.
As a symbol of women's fashion liberation, her designs continue to be supported by many women today.
Compared to the crowded corsets and ornate decorations popular in women's fashion at the time, she introduced a style of simplicity, functionality, and comfort that completely changed the fashion world.
A series of works matching women's lifestyles and expanding fashion possibilities, such as the "little black dress," which transformed "black"—a color originally associated only with mourning—into a fashion item, as well as suits made from tweed fabric.
As a symbol of women's fashion liberation, her designs continue to be supported by many women today.
