"How many cares one loses when one decides not to be something, but to be someone"- Coco Chanel

Lately there has been much discussion in various aspects of my academic career of feminism and what it means for women to achieve equality with men. Tonight I went to a screening of 'Coco Before Chanel' a movie about the life of Coco Chanel. What I found extremely interesting about this movie was Coco's boldness and her attempts at breaking the social norms that women were expected to follow. She broke fashion rules by refusing to wear frilly, revealing dresses and stifling corsets and pioneered 20th Century fashion that was elegant, modest and classy. She wore pants, refused to marry a rich man and paved her own way eventually becoming one of the most renowned names in the fashion industry. It might be a stretch to say that Coco was a feminist, but she certainly was strong-willed and willing to take risks to achieve her own success. She was not afraid to be who she was and did so with confidence and elegance. 
Plus, her classic skirt suits and quilted bags are gorgeous...


celebrity stylist Rachel Zoe wearing a Chanel Jacket