Designer Handbags by Coco Chanel
Coco Chanel wasn't just a fashion designer - she was the very first fashion icon. The French born designer's famous jersey-and-tweed suits closed the gap between male and female clothing and created a fashion that offered women both comfort and haute couture style. In a time when inequality ran rampant, Chanel took the reigns of feminism by the designer skirt hem by doing away with rigid corsets and cinched waists, in favor of pants and suit jackets for women - emerging as a pioneer for women's fashion and women's rights.
Born in 1883, Coco Chanel was raised in a French orphanage. In 1912, she was backed by a wealthy aristocrat, Arthur Capel, who funded her first hat shop. Even during the Great Depression of the 1920's, Chanel's designs grew - thanks to word of mouth. Even though this was a time of tightened purse strings many people still found they could afford a $700 Chanel designer suit, from one of her Paris or Biarritz boutiques. After inventing Chanel No. 5 perfume, Chanel's name was on everyone's lips, so much so that director Samuel Goldwin commissioned her to dress the stars of his films, including Katherine Hepburn, Grace Kelly and Elizabeth Taylor.
In 1940, Chanel was forced to close her boutiques and turned to nursing during WWI. When she got romantically involved with a Nazi officer and fled to Switzerland, Chanel was exiled for fifteen years from her beloved Paris, only to return to fashion in the 1950s, when she caught the appreciative gaze of American Hollywood.
Coco Chanel died in 1971, leaving her moniker in the hands of Karl Lagerfeld, who still uses the Chanel name and traditional style philosophy.
Shop for Chanel Handbags
Chanel Fur & Leather Bag with Chain Strap - made of soft, plush, genuine fur, this bag features a single chain strap wrapped around leather. Its interior is completely lined in leather and it features the trademark "CC" turn lock, secure clasp. Available in soft burgundy fur from $780 to $1,500 online.
Chanel Handbag 10120 - is made from 100% authentic quilted lamb leather. This shoulder-style bag has the gold signature "CC" monogram turn lock hardware and burgundy leather lined interior. All Chanel handbags and purses come with authenticity paperwork for between $1000 and $1,600 online.
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