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Coco Chanel

Summary: The story of Coco Chanel's life.

Items: N°5 fragrance, A little black dress(LBD), Chanel makeup, Chanel 2.55, The costume jewelry

           The camellia, The chain, The two-tone shoes, The pearl

Vocabulary: costume jewelry 人工珠寶

                    camellia       山茶花

                    pearl       珍珠

                    tweed     斜紋軟呢

                    opulence   豐裕

                    liberate    解放

                    fleck      斑點、雀斑

                    corset     束腹

                    jersey     針織緊身內衣

                    Leo        獅子座

                    orphanage   孤兒院

                    abandon   遺棄

                    well-educated  受好教育的

                    silhouette   影

                    leather silhouette show  皮影戲

                    boyish    像男孩的

                    haute coutune 高價製服

                    discipline   紀律

                    grammar    文法

                    nun         修女

How did Coco Chanel transformed the female silhouette?

1. She shortened dresses, revealed ankles.

2. She freed the waist.

3. She eliminated corsets, revived jersey.

4. She cut her hair and brown her skin.

Coco Chanel: Either I die as well, or I finish what we started together.

Reflection: After I learned about Coco Chanel this woman, I started to generate some thoughts that she really is a person who deserve people's respect. I know that there are so many people were already been the fan of Chanel the brand instead of Chanel the person. That is because Coco can establish so many fashion icons and bring out lots of good stuffs that makes people enjoy it and become fan of it. Coco succeeded because of her products, not her story. I think if Coco Chanel tell everyone about her life earlier, there will be more people like me fall into the magical of Chanel this brand due to the founder of it. Also, it's a very cool thing to me that one brand can be a set of canon, and established discipline in fashion.