? Some people say that three people in France in the 20th century are immortal: Charles de Gaulle, Picasso and Chanel. Such an evaluation should be unmatched by a woman, so some people say that Chanel can say "I am the queen!" " In the overbearing tone of Louis XIV. A woman born at the end of 19 has built a fashion empire that no one can shake for more than 100 years and has always been a trend leader. How can she create such a miracle? Today, let's approach this mysterious woman and interpret her legendary life!
First, the legendary life of Chanel
Gabrielle Chanel was born in Somme in 1883 and died in 197 1 year. Her mother died when she was six, and her wandering father abandoned their four brothers and sisters. The second child was adopted by menstruation, and then she went to a convent school in Obasin, where she learned proper manners and lived a simple, rigorous, silent and lonely life like a nun. It was here that she learned beautiful and extraordinary sewing techniques.
Later, she worked as a clerk in a knitwear shop in her hometown of Mulang. Unwilling to be mediocre, she began to sing in bars in her spare time and began her career as a singer. With her tall and graceful figure and beautiful and lovely face, she gradually became famous with the stage name of "Coco". She wanted to change her real destiny, and met the first important person who influenced her life here, Etienne Baleson, a rich man who had seen the world. Her pride and unconventional won his respect. Under his persistent pursuit, she became his lover. 1905, Baleson took her to Paris and began to enter the upper class, which ushered in the first turning point of fate. Here, she learned to ride a horse with extraordinary perseverance, which also provided her with more opportunities to meet celebrities, but Baleson's romantic style was also revealed here. She is not the only one for him, and the bad blood between them is growing, and she doesn't want to entangle.
At this time, Chanel met the second man in her life-Cobo, an English businessman, who became rich by selling coal used by French railways during the war. Chanel conquered the rich second generation with her beauty and wisdom, and he became her lover and the love of her life, but Chanel was not the only one for Cobb. Later, Cobo gave up Chanel to marry his famous daughter Diana. During their relationship, Chanel realized that she could not be attached to men all her life. She wanted to start her own business with her hands, mind and taste, so Chanel decided to become a milliner. This change also opened a road to freedom for her. So in 19 10, with the support of cobber, a women's straw hat shop was opened in Paris. She abandoned the flashy decoration made of feathers on ladies' hats at that time, and sewed a simple and attractive hat, which attracted the attention of celebrities. With the help of korbel, the business of the hat shop is unprecedented and unexpected. Her business is snowballing. At 19 1 1 when business was booming, she moved the store to a more fashionable neighborhood in Kang Ming.
In the upper class of France in the early 20th century, women always wore big fluffy skirts with wide supports inside, which were tightly wrapped from head to toe and tied around their waists. Inspired by the practicality and simplicity of men's wear, Chanel began to design women's trousers according to the appearance of men's breeches, which were sought after by celebrities and favored by women.
? Making hats can no longer satisfy Chanel's ambition for fashion, so she entered the field of haute couture uniforms. 19 14, she opened two fashion shops, and Chanel, a fashion brand that influenced later generations, was officially born.
? At this time, World War I broke out, men went to the battlefield one after another, and women went to the workplace. There is a wave of taking off Hanfu and putting on simple clothes all over France. Chanel found another way to make fashionable clothes with simple and cheap fabrics. These simple clothes are very suitable for women to work in wartime. Chanel's clothes hit it off with this trend and swept Europe almost overnight. Her career has developed rapidly. Under the background of war, women wore Chanel trousers, little black skirts and collarless jackets, which represented "avantgarde and revolution", and Chanel ushered in the peak of her career development.
Later, she chose Douville, located on the northern French coast, and built a luxurious villa of her own. Here, she and Cobb had an unforgettable time. At this time, although Cobb chose to marry someone else because of Chanel's humble background, they still met frequently and stayed together regardless of other people's gossip. That Christmas, Cobb, who was far away from home, gave her a surprise in order to return to Chanel's residence to spend Christmas with her. She was accidentally buried under her running wheel and donated blood to dye the pearl necklace she gave Chanel. Cowper's death didn't knock Chanel down. She devoted her love for Cobb to her career. In her grief, she tried to find the enthusiasm and courage to live. She found inspiration from the pearl necklace that korbel wanted to give her, designed artificial jewelry embedded in natural jewelry, and walked out of the trough of her career again. Because of the development of jewelry, the clothing industry has developed rapidly. After World War I, she began to customize the overall design of women's wear, and Chanel's career climbed to a new peak.
? Chanel devoted all her energy to her career. Later, she met Russian Dmitry and became the third lover in her life. Later, because she met a perfumer, Chanel launched No.5 perfume together, creating a miracle of perfume. ...
Throughout Chanel's life, from hats to sweaters, trousers, straight skirts, little black skirts, sachets to jewelry, watches, women's shoes, skin care products and other fields, every field has been a great success. From abandoned wives to mistresses to celebrities to designers to businessmen, we have created a world-famous fashion kingdom. She is beautiful and lucky, and even every man in her life has become the source of inspiration for her creativity, but she relies more on her own efforts, struggle and wisdom. There are three secrets to her success:
? Second, the secret of Chanel's success
1. Do you know what you have? -the goal is firm and unshakable.
Mother's early death, father's irresponsibility, these childhood misfortunes did not crush her. She is unwilling to be poor and doesn't want to be like her mother.
She never hides her ambitions and dreams. When she was with Baleson, she didn't want to be her mistress, and rode hard at all costs, in order to have more opportunities to make friends with celebrities and win Cobb's respect and love. She didn't regard the requirements and standards for women at that time as the dogma that bound her, dared to challenge, be herself, and was not afraid of people's words. In the process of dealing with men, she realized more and more that men's personal freedom comes from their economic freedom, so women should only have it.
When Cobb, who had been with her for many years, decided to choose Diana and leave coco chanel, she didn't stop with tears. She covered up her inner weakness with her strength. She knows she can't force her feelings. For her, career is the foundation of her life.
So Chanel said, "My life has never satisfied me, so I created my own life."
2. Why do you know yourself? -keep trying, keep trying.
She has amazing self-discovery ability, tall and graceful figure, beautiful face and natural aristocratic temperament, and shows her advantages and characteristics as much as possible. No matter when, she keeps her own characteristics, does not go with the flow, and changes her destiny with her own advantages.
She chose to sing in a coffee shop because she didn't want to stay in a knitwear shop forever. Although she can only sing "Cock Woo Woo" and "Who has seen Coco", she has maintained her pride and attracted and made two intimate friends with her dexterity and cuteness. One is Cobb, the love of her life, and the other is Baleson, a rich young officer, who has become a noble and resource on her growth path. Turn singing into her first stage to change her destiny.
Strive for perfection in the field you love and are good at, open a hat shop with beautiful and extraordinary sewing technology and start your fashion career. From hats to fashion, from fashion to accessories, from accessories to perfume, lipstick and bags, we firmly grasp the tentacles of fashion, extend it to every corner she can control, and build our own fashion empire. In every field, we don't just dabble, but stick to our own characteristics, persevere, be good at capturing inspiration and grasping the characteristics of the times. Second, he is good at making full use of personal network resources and building his own brand.
As she said after she became famous, "I led the fashion for a quarter of a century, because I belong to my own era." The important thing is that I did the right thing at the right time. Fashion will change, but style will last forever. "
3. Do you know what you want? -stick to your original heart and never give up.
"Everything can be reduced except me." Non-attachment, non-complaining, independence and strength, self-living, and pursuit of freedom are Chanel's constant value pursuits throughout her life.
Don't dwell on the past and don't be afraid of the future! Throughout his life, he tried to hide his origins, just trying to stay away from the shadow of his family and try to be himself; When she finally realized that she could not change the influence of her birth, she completely accepted this reality with a calm mind, making herself a "queen" and celebrities her followers.
Imagine that if she were not stubborn and unwilling, she might be a nun in a monastery for life; If she is not dissatisfied with the status quo, she may be a small tailor in a knitting shop all her life; If she doesn't want to be independent and self-reliant, she may be content to be a rich boy's eternal lover.
If Chanel has no stubbornness and unwillingness in her bones, there is no fashion kingdom that belongs to her.
Chanel has been looking forward to love all her life. Among her lovers are Balesen, the love of her life, korbel, the Duke of Simi who almost got married, a gifted poet in distress, a tall and handsome Russian victim aristocrat, and a despised Nazi officer ... Chanel has always been neither humble nor demanding nor stubborn in her dealings with them, and she finally chose to be the person she wanted to be.
Third, we must know the "three points and one line": locate life and not deviate from the line.
Career planning is always thinking about your goals and dreams, sticking to the choices that suit you, working hard and understanding your value pursuit. Think more about "what do I have? what can I do? What do I think is worth it? " Send you a "three-point-one-line" positioning tool, I hope you can think about it often.
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"A planned life is a trip, and a life without a plan is a vagrant." I hope you and I can make our own life plans, make a wonderful life journey without a return trip and live into our own legends.