If the Boy was born from the imagination of Karl Lagerfeld, Gabrielle Chanel's great love story is the reason for the highly desirable it-bag of the Parisian house.
The Boy of Chanel: a love story
At the dawn of the 1900s, Gabrielle Chanel , very courted, meets Etienne de Balsan, rich French rider, with whom she discovers the codes of high society. Although their idyll only lasts a short time, it is thanks to the dating of his new protector that Coco meets a certain Arthur Capel. This English polo player nicknamed "Boy" capsized the heart of the young milliner who followed him to Paris. A wise businessman, Boy lends Chanel the funds to open his very first boutique called "Chanel Modes" at 21 rue Cambon. All the socialites throw themselves on her hats in an elegant simplicity. The story of the Chanel house can begin.
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Despite their passionate love story and due to the modest origins of Chanel, Boy eventually marry an Englishwoman to meet the demands that his aristocratic status imposes on him. Humiliated, Gabrielle Chanel accepts the situation and their relationship will continue anyway ... Until the terrible car accident of which Boy is victim in 1919.
Affected by the loss of her lover, Gabrielle gives herself heart and soul in her work so as not to sink into sorrow. A state of mind of a hard worker who will be beneficial to her since she will experience the immense success that we know.
The tribute of Karl Lagerfeld
In 2010, Karl Lagerfeld , who joined Chanel in 1983, found in the archives of the house a bandolier, a kind of bag used for storing ammunition during the hunt. At the time of the equestrian trips of Coco Chanel with her lover, the seamstress used this bag as a purse. The Kaiser of fashion is inspired by it and gives birth to this bag recognizable by its metal clasp and thick chain. In tribute to Chanel's great love, he calls him "Boy". For his first advertising campaign, Karl Lagerfeld had the British model Alice Dellal put in a stable. A nod to the equestrian hikes of Coco and Boy.
S would look both modern rock and seduces women worldwide and the Boy Chanel moves quickly into the must of the house of the Camellias. Sometimes quilted, braided or even PVC, the Boy is declined each season in new formats and colors.
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