The Revolutionary Coco
Gabrielle Chanel, a strong and ambitious woman, overturned the women fashion, that was constrained within a rigid social pattern. Chanel the “modiste” didn’t belong to the Parisian aristocracy, nor to the high bourgeoisie, but she managed to make à la page the dressmakers and saleswomen’s dresses even for the rich ladies from Deauville. She was born on August 19th, 1883, in a small village in the South of France; Coco started out in the fashion industry in 1908, creating hats in Paris and later in Deauville. In the 10s, those cities plus Biarritz saw the opening of her first shops. During the Belle Epoque, women were constrained in rigid corsets and wore pleated, draped and reinforced dresses with petticoats. Furthermore, you have to consider that the taste of the time imposed an exotic and oriental appeal. It is not difficult to imagine how a fashion style aiming at overturning those rules was considered visionary and impudent at that time. In the same years, Paul Poiret and Mademoiselle Vionnet freed women from corselettes, while Paquin introduced a flowing shape and an Empire style waist.
The Classic Maxi Flap features a quilted lambskin leather body, an exterior back slip pocket, a chain shoulder strap, a front flap with interlocking Cs in gold-tone hardware and a twist lock closure, and an interior zip and slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted lambskin leather body, an exterior back slip pocket, velvet-woven chain straps, double front flaps with CC turnlock closure, and interior slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted caviar leather body, leather woven chain straps, a double front flap with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted caviar leather body, leather woven chain straps, a double front flap with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted lambskin body, leather woven chain straps, double front flaps with interlocking Cs and a twist lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted caviar leather body, a leather woven chain strap, double front flaps with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior slip pockets.
The Coco Handle Flap bag features a quilted caviar leather body, an exterior back slip pocket, a rolled top handle, a leather-woven curb chain strap, a front flap with CC turn lock closure, an interior zip compartment, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted lambskin leather body, leather-woven chain link shoulder strap, a double front flap with interlocking Cs and twist lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted caviar leather body, leather woven chain straps, a double top flap with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a quilted caviar leather body, a leather woven chain strap, double front flaps with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This crossbody bag features a quilted lambskin leather body, a leather woven chain strap, a top zip closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior slip pockets.
The Boy bag features a quilted leather body, a flat leather top handle, a chain link strap with leather guard, a front flap with interlocking CC with push lock closure, and an interior slip pocket.
This shoulder bag features a quilted caviar leather body, leather woven chain straps, double top flaps with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
The Classic Maxi features a quilted caviar leather body, leather-woven chain link straps, double front flaps with interlocking Cs and a twist lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior slip pockets.
This crossbody bag features a quilted lambskin leather body, a leather woven chain shoulder strap, a top zip closure, an exterior front flap pocket with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back zip pocket, and interior slip pockets.
The Kelly Parent handbag features a quilted lambskin leather body, a rolled leather top handle, a front flap with a twist lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
The Large 19 Flap bag features a quilted lambskin leather body, a gold-tone chain handle, a woven leather chain shoulder strap, a flap with a CC twist lock closure, an exterior slip pocket, and an interior zip pocket.
This satchel features a quilted caviar leather body, a rolled leather top handle, a detachable leather-woven chain shoulder strap, a front flap with CC turn lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This flap bag features a quilted caviar leather body, a leather woven chain shoulder strap, a front flap with a twist lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
This shoulder bag features a denim body, a leather-woven chain strap, a flap with CC turn lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior zip and slip pockets.
The Trendy CC satchel features a quilted lambskin leather body, a flat leather top handle, a leather-woven chain strap with leather shoulder guard, a front flap with CC turn-lock closure, an exterior back slip pocket, and interior slip pockets.