From Rags to Runways: The Unlikely Beginnings of Coco Chanel's Fashion Empire
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Coco Chanel revolutionized women's clothing, jewelry, handbags, and perfume - but whats less known, is the unlikely story of how she rose to build the Chanel empire.
Coco was born into extreme poverty, and when she was 11 years old - her mother died. After she passed, Her father decided to send her to an orphanage — where essentially, he abandoned her.
During those 6 years in the orphanage, she was under strict discipline and guidance from the nuns raising her to learn the basics of becoming an adult.
Can you guess the key skill she began master there? How to sew.
As a teenager, she eventually got a job as a seamstress and then opened her first store in her early 20’s. And from there, the rest is history. She skyrocketed into one of the most important fashion figures of all time.
The remainder of Chanel’s life was full of highs and lows and tragedy and success, but its interesting to think that almost certainly none of it would have happened had she not ended up at that orphanage as a little girl.