Academicus International Scientific Journal

Title:
A Pioneer of Women’s Liberation  

Author(s):
Dr. (PhD) Jerca Legan Cvikl
fsf.globe@gmail.com
Femmes Sans Frontières Foundation, Slovenia
0000-0001-8319-4661

Abstract:

Gabrielle ​Bonheur ​“Coco”​Chanel” ​is ​a ​creative ​icon​ who ​has ​freed​ the​‘new’​woman​ from​ the​ millennium​ of​ dictated​ dress​ codes,​ stereotypical​ behaviors​ and​ clichéd​ sexual​ and​ status​ simplification.​ The​ little​ black​ dress​ has​ become​ synonymous​ of​ sophistication,​ to​ the​ femininity​ she​ gave​ the​ character​ flavor​ of​ relaxation​ and​ empowered ​women​ with ​timeless​ clothing​ pieces​ and​equipped ​them ​with ​inspiring​ pieces ​of ​jewelry,​distinctive ​decorative ​accessories ​and​ bold ​fragrances.​Since ​then,​ with​ the​ Chanel​ fashion​ women​ were​ able​ to​ step​ sovereignly​ and​ freely​ aside​ of​ male.​ Coco​ resisted​ the​ reservation​ of​ clothing​ and​ decorative​ pieces​ and​ fabrics​ as​ exclusively​ masculine​ in​ order​ to​ help​ revolutionary​ women​ on​ their​ journey​ to​ a​ more​ a​ more​ useful​ elegance​ and​ a​ more​ noticeable​ fatality.​ Without​ any​ doubt​ she​ succeeded.​ She​ gave​ the​ new​ woman​ what​ she​ could​ not​ have​ before:​ practicality,​ youthfulness,​ timelessness​ and​ freedom,​ which​ was​ often​ scandalous​ at​ the​ time​ of​ her​ creation.​ But​ it​ has​ paid​ off​ with​ a​ revolution​ in​ the​ clothing​ industry​ and,​ more​ importantly,​with​ a ​historic​ step​ in​ liberating​ the​ modern ​woman.

 


Keywords:
emancipation;​ femininity;​ sophistication;​ practicality;​ freedom;​ empowerement;

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Presented: April 2021
Included for Publishing: June 2021
Published: July 2021, Volume 12, Issue 24

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