Coco Chanel

Women’s History Month: March 1, 2019

Coco Chanel was a fashion designer and business woman who popularized sporty, casual, lose fitting clothing for women. This replaced the corseted silhouette that had been popular during the Victorian Era. Coco has been criticized for staying in France and sympathizing with the Nazis during World War II. She passed away in 1971. Her perfume Chanel #5 is still one of the most famous in the world.