The Big Fabric Shop

“ Fashion is in the sky, in the street; fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening. Fashion is made to become unfashionable”. -Coco Chanel

There are many famous designers with a passion for sewing and fabrics for example Coco Channel. Coco Chanel believed that “simplicity” was a keynote of good fashion.

”Elegance is refusal” -Coco Chanel

The idea of fashion and the personalities that shape the style of new exciting fashion. Coco Chanel made beautiful fashionable clothing for women during the Second World War.

The Chanel store in Paris, France which closed temporarily during the Second World War in the 1940’s when the city was at war with the German troops during the rise of the Germany.

In 1918, Coco Chanel bought that building 31, Paris, France. This iconic store in the famous fashion districts in Paris. She was famous for collaborating with German officers and SS spies. She faced many accusations during the war for collaborating with SS however she was never formally charged.