A Style Icon:
Coco Chanel's own lifestyle fueled her ideas of how modern women everywhere should look, act and dress. Coco had a very slim "boyish" figure and cropped hair became an ideal, as did her tanned skin, active lifestyle and financial independence.
The designers passionate interest inspired her fashion designs. Her designs followed her favourite palete of shades of beige, black and white which also were featured in her home. Coco also used elements (feelings/looks) from her art collection and also from theatrical interests which provided themes for her design collections.
Example: Ideas came from a "Watteau" painting which Coco transformed these ideas into a woman's suit. The design process of "embroidery" creating designs to her exact specifications. Researching fabrics, prints, tuelle, laces and decorative elements that soften and romanticise the overall look of the garment. Designs are then sketched, patterns drawn up to exact specifications, fabric layed up and cut out and sewn. Mannequins are used to fit the first design and alterations made and then the final design is created.
The designers passionate interest inspired her fashion designs. Her designs followed her favourite palete of shades of beige, black and white which also were featured in her home. Coco also used elements (feelings/looks) from her art collection and also from theatrical interests which provided themes for her design collections.
Example: Ideas came from a "Watteau" painting which Coco transformed these ideas into a woman's suit. The design process of "embroidery" creating designs to her exact specifications. Researching fabrics, prints, tuelle, laces and decorative elements that soften and romanticise the overall look of the garment. Designs are then sketched, patterns drawn up to exact specifications, fabric layed up and cut out and sewn. Mannequins are used to fit the first design and alterations made and then the final design is created.