This sentence is coco chanel's famous saying and her lifelong belief.

Chanel, who was born in poverty, witnessed the misfortune of her parents' feelings and never experienced the warmth of her family. The hardships of life made her feel that her childhood was full of sadness.

How can such a life be satisfied in Chanel's heart? She has been thinking about transforming all this since she was a child.

For ambitious girls, money will only kill their fighting spirit, and poverty is the best teacher.

Chanel's life, from orphan to mistress to the establishment of a world-famous fashion empire, is destined to be full of legends.

0 1 Poor family, unhappy childhood

Chanel was born in a poor family in France from 65438 to 0883.

Her father is a mobile peddler, selling small commodities in the market to earn some income.

My income is not high, but I can be romantic. Hanging out with women often doesn't come home.

My mother was born at the bottom. At that time, she had a sister one year older than Chanel, but my father didn't marry her mother, so she was not responsible for the family.

Chanel's father didn't marry his mother until he was two years old, but after marriage, his father's nature hasn't changed. He often stays out all day.

Chanel grew up in such a family that lacks love and responsibility. Her inner feelings are insecure and fragile, and at the same time, a stubborn will to resist is breeding.

When Chanel 1 1 years old, her mother suffered from tuberculosis and died of depression.

Instead of supporting the family, my father sent them to a monastery and disappeared from Chanel's life.

Chanel became an orphan and lived in a monastery.

She studied needlework hard and dreamed of seizing every opportunity to live in out of the dark.

Later, Chanel went to work in a sewing shop and sang in a cafe.

I hope to earn more money through my own efforts.

She witnessed her mother's misery and men's fickle feelings, and she once felt:

"It is more pitiful for a woman to be a wife. It is better to be a lover. "

Beautiful and young, she really embarked on a long road to being a mistress.

02 embark on the road of growth attached to men

Chanel works in a sewing shop during the day and sings in a coffee shop at night.

The work of the sewing shop is a thread, so that she knows that it takes hard work and patience to complete everything.

In the evening, in the coffee shop where she sang, she saw all kinds of heresy, and the rich people lived wonderfully. She can't restrain her longing for that kind of life.

Her beautiful and unique personality attracted the attention of a newly retired officer named Baleson.

The Baleson family runs the textile industry and its business is very successful.

But he has no intention of taking over the family business. He just likes to have fun and be a single playboy.

Because of his noble status and generosity, Chanel also envied the rich, and they soon went to bed.

Hunting for sex and conquering desire are the games of most playboys. They like chasing flowers, but they don't have a crush on a flower.

Baleson soon left Chanel and returned to his free estate.

His manor, like his kingdom, has mistresses who like him, and celebrities and ladies often come to parties for fun. A man can have multiple mistresses, and a woman's food and clothing are also provided by a man who secretly loves her.

This kind of life often appears in European novels.

They drink and dance, ride horses and hunt, go out to sea, and there are all kinds of entertainment activities in the upper class.

Later, when the coffee shop closed down, Chanel went to Baleson's manor alone and became his mistress.

She opened her eyes in the manor, not only experienced the life of the upper class, but also became familiar with the dresses and dresses of celebrities.

When Baleson is not around, she is inevitably lonely and left out in the cold, but she is not waiting to waste a lot of time like concubines and other emperors, but looking for her own value.

From a humble background, she is unlikely to have equal communication with other ladies or celebrities at first, and discrimination is inevitable.

Chanel's clothes show her uniqueness. She cut her hair short and wore a shirt and a hat without much decoration.

Early twenties, like a tomboy, clearly distinguished from maids and young ladies.

Instead of being more luxurious with them in dress, show your unique personality in another way.

Upper-class marriage is appropriate. Chanel knows that she can't marry a rich family. It is not a long-term solution for her to be so obsessed with her lover. She must think of independent economic ability.

She found the high-class lady's hat too flashy and complicated.

She simplified complex things into simple ones and designed simple, light and beautiful hats for ladies. Everyone likes them very much, and her handwork and design have gained some fame.

Chanel and Baleson spent six years in the manor, and she changed from a girl to a quasi-social butterfly.

One day I met Berenson's friend Cobb at the manor, and they fell in love at first sight.

Cobb is two years older than Chanel. He is tall and handsome. Unlike Baleson, he is idle, but he also manages his family business.

Chanel experienced true love in Cowper, and she was sincerely appreciated and praised by him.

She followed him in despair and boarded the train to Paris.

The elopement of Chanel and Cobb reminded Baleson of Chanel's kindness. He chased Paris and announced his willingness to marry her.

Chanel, immersed in sweet love, knows very well that Cobb is not only a lover, but also knows that she will not marry her. However, in the face of her dream promise, she refused.

From her father, Baleson and cobber, she knows that men are playboys and have no loyalty.

She had to make another ambitious plan.

Create your own brand

Baleson never gave up Chanel and left him. In order to get Chanel back, he almost fought Cobo.

Later, at the suggestion of Chanel, the two men negotiated and jointly funded the opening of Chanel's shop, so Chanel's first hat shop was born in Paris. She is 27 years old.

Three years later, she opened her first clothing store in France, mainly making women's sportswear.

Two years later, she opened the first branded fashion store.

Three years later, she opened her first boutique in Chanel.

If a woman gets married, she may have children one after another, but Chanel can be a mistress, take advantage of being loved, open different fashion stores one after another and try to build her own brand.

She and cobber have been together for nearly 10 years, and cobber finally married a younger and more distinguished woman and had children.

Chanel is willing to be his mistress, but she is not a woman who lives for love. She is a lover and has built a business with the resources provided by cobber.

From then on, she not only got money, but also met more celebrities and nobles through cobber.

With her unique design and the support of celebrities, Chanel's hats and clothes sell well and become more and more famous.

Those movie stars, princesses and senior ladies all like her designs, which is a great publicity.

Cobb was killed in a car accident and left Chanel with a legacy of 50,000 pounds.

Chanel used half of this rich legacy to buy a villa, and the rest was used to expand its business.

In order to express her grief for her lover, she only wore a black dress, and it was during that time that she creatively designed a little black dress.

The little black dress subverts people's traditional taboos. Black has always been a taboo color, unlucky and depressing.

But some women can't stand the imprisonment of ideas, and they are seeking a kind of rebellion and struggle. At the same time when this little black dress was born, women gained unprecedented liberation and freedom not only physically but also spiritually.

Find inspiration and resources from lovers and achieve brilliant career.

Chanel's fashion industry is becoming more and more famous. With more money and more gold, she began to support men willfully.

Among these men, there are down-and-out writers and painters, incompetent artists and directors, and exiled royalty.

These lovers not only love each other and expand their communication, but also provide her with more creative inspiration.

One of the Russian dukes, Grand Duke Dimitri, introduced more exotic and colorful culture to Chanel, and also introduced Ennis, a perfume manufacturer in exile in France.

It was Ennis who played a decisive role in the birth of Chanel No.5 perfume.

The unique bottled design and rich fragrance of No.5 perfume became the darling of ladies and gentlemen as soon as it came out.

In an interview, a reporter asked Marilyn Monroe, a famous Hollywood actress, what underwear to wear at night?

Monroe with sexy and a little provocative to say:

"I only wear chanel no.5, a drop is enough. I can put it anywhere I want to be charming. "

The exclusive favor of famous actresses will attract the pursuit of countless senior ladies, and rich men will inevitably be taken in by them.

Until now, Chanel's perfume No.5 is still the favorite perfume of female stars.

It can be seen that Chanel is not only creating times, but also casting classics.

At 193 1, Chanel brand has become a leading fashion brand.

She was invited by Hollywood directors to make it specially for stars, and celebrities regard the use of Chanel brand as their glory and fashion.

Chanel's career was helped by her and the Duke of Westminster, then Britain's richest man.

The Duke of Westminster was called the most handsome, charming and wealthy bachelor in Europe at that time.

Now in Wang Sicong, girls can't help calling him "national husband". The Duke of Westminster is really a nobleman and a bachelor.

Most women in Europe want to fall in love with him, but he just likes Chanel.

Internet celebrities all know that Wang Sicong said not to get married, but they can't help competing to be his girlfriend.

Because being Wang Sicong's female companion, you can not only eat well, but also improve your reputation and increase more fans. These are all tangible benefits.

The fame and resources that Chanel can get can be imagined.

Chanel and Duke of Westminster together 14 years. Later, the Duke of Westminster wanted a child, and Chanel reached the best childbearing age. The two ended up breaking up.

The Duke of Westminster married a girl in her early twenties and had children. Chanel still works hard for her career and falls in love with other men.

After World War II, France was occupied by German Nazis, and Chanel fell in love with a German officer. This relationship is controversial.

She was suspected of colluding with the enemy and providing information to the Germans. After the war, she was taken to trial, but was soon released.

I heard that she and Churchill were very friendly, and Churchill interceded for her.

She later came to Switzerland to escape from the world and lived there for more than ten years.

Until the age of 7 1, she returned to Paris and started her career again.

The following year, Chanel's 2.55 handbag was born and received rave reviews.

This bag is still the classic Chanel bag that girls want to start with until today.

From 65438 to 0966, Chanel reached the peak of her career, and the president's wife, princess and lady star all wore Chanel brand.

At the beginning of Chanel's business, Baleson, cobber and Duke Westminster provided the funds and houses for opening the store.

Brand design is also inspired by many fans. In a man's society, it is difficult for Chanel to achieve such great achievements without breaking all kinds of ideas.

One thing that everyone needs to learn from Chanel is her unremitting efforts and dedication to her work until the day before her death at the age of 88.

Regret not getting married and having children in his later years.

The most successful people have regrets in the end.

In her later years, Chanel not only regretted not getting married and having children.

"Have a husband and children, live a simple life with the people you love." This was her dream.

But she never realized it all her life. She chose an extraordinary road that was controversial and full of praise, which made her legendary life.

Only by fighting for one's dreams and broadening all kinds of scenery in life can one realize the simplicity and ordinary beauty.

Chanel regrets not getting married and having children, just because she has not experienced the ordinary life of ordinary people.

Just like Ma Yun said that he regretted founding Alibaba, if he had never founded Alibaba, if he had never seen all kinds of praises and was never tired of fame, he would never say such a thing.

We regret that life is too short to experience everything we want.

A few days ago, the topic "Yang li Ping's failure to have children is a woman's failure in life" was hotly debated on the Internet for several days.

Yang li Ping chose not to have children for dancing, and whether she finally regretted it is everyone's life experience.

Just like the straightforward "good song" in A Dream of Red Mansions:

Everyone knows that immortals are good, but their fame is unforgettable!

Where will the past and present be? A pile of grass on the wasteland is missing.

Everyone knows that the fairy is good, but gold and silver can't forget it!

In the end, I only hate being together, but I close my eyes for a long time. ...

While admiring the freedom of the gods, I finally couldn't let go of fame, wealth, gold and silver, and my wife, husband, children and grandchildren finally turned their heads.

Many people are controversial about Chanel's behavior of being a mistress in life and attaching to various men to pave the way for her career.

But in that era when women had no independent economic ability, she changed from an orphan to a mistress and then became a famous entrepreneur.

She seized the opportunity and used all available resources to create a brand named after a female designer, and finally turned it into a world-famous fashion empire. This achievement is very remarkable.

She not only expanded people's aesthetics, changed the way people dressed, but also promoted the liberation of women's independence and freedom.

Nowadays, when so many girls carry Chanel brand bags, sprinkle Chanel perfume or wear Chanel clothes, if they know:

Women may be criticized for their ideas, but they cannot give up their efforts for independence and freedom. Then this is also a kind of inheritance of Chanel spirit. Don't regret not getting married and having children!

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References:

The legendary life of coco chanel-Gasdini Piccadilly