Coco Chanel- NAZl, Mistress, addict, spy & the world’s most glamorous woman!
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- Coco Chanel- NAZl, Mistress, addict, spy & the world’s most glamorous woman!
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder of the Chanel brand. With all the elegance and accolades through the years, many forgot that Coco Chanel was a pretty scandalous woman. In this video, we will detail all the shocking things that has surfaced in these recent years.
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Chanel logo is a vesica piscis. It's a s.exual and occultic symbol. With Coco's nazi connections, and nazism was also based on occultism, and all her other connections?...Coco has all the signs she was very likely an occultist.
I completely agree about not buying her stuff now we know.
Karine, I watched your Gone With the Wind review and your Coco review. Do you know what race of people owned ALL the slave boats that brought Africans to the Americans? It was the same people that ripped off Coco.
I can't stand when people says that she was an "iconic" women. She was a good designer, period. She was FAR from being a decent human being... I studied fashion design in the US (I'm French,) and I couldn't stand when people said that American were the one who noticed her talent in the early 50's. Nope, French people despised her for being a war traitor, a Nazi spy, and a terrible human being, that's why nobody wanted to have anything to do with her... She was not a "women activist" as people tend to believe, she hated women, she hated women's body, she thought that elbow and knees were disgusting and improper to look at, and that mini skirts where ridiculously ugly... Tones of interviews in French are so embarrassing for her because of the way she rants at everybody else who is successful and considered more modern than. Anyway, sorry about this long post, I just can't help myself...
Hear hear
But black women go broke to wear Chanel. I would not dare even if I had the money.
I agree!
Well said!
Well put! You can continue
Sadly, she forgot where she was coming from as a child. As soon as she was welcomed into the land of rich and famous, she fell into a hierarchy all to herself. It's unfortunate that once some people get introduced to a Glamorous lifestyle it changes who they are as a person. Shockingly, up until her death she thought that she did the right thing.
How true, I had a girlfriend for 30 years and when she became a multi millionaire it was like who is this person, even though it hurt when I thought about her at times it was worth breaking up the friendship as she was not the same person so I really didn't lose a friend at all.
Don’t believe the lies! Their backstories are made up! It is a bloodline and who they worshipped!
I'm amazed when I see that the Ladies of today are educated about the people and items around us! Coco was NOT A NICE PERSON. NOT AT ALL. What good is SUCCESS when everyone around you knows you're a hateful spiteful nuerotic?
She forgot where she came from??? Why would she stay in the mindset of poverty and deprivation. Don't forget she had talent.
@@celeriacmarcus Just Because You Have Talent And Become Rich Doesn't Give You A Pass To Act Like An A$$.
She was a social climber she didn’t give a damn About they agenda’s she just wanted to sell her brand and it worked in her favor now everyone especially black ppl rock her brand sooo crazy💆🏾♀️
@XY YX idk
@XY YX No funny enough, I’m pretty sure two Jewish brothers own her company now
@XY YX What family? She never married. No kids. Her siblings separated by their father. There's no family to give it to.
Lol! The complete IRONY! I’ll bet a lot of jewws buy her brand too?
@@mmontague4937 Ofcourse. They’ll sell their own mother for a quick buck ! Who do you think sponsored Hitler? The Rothschilds - and they were so called “Jewws” (although, more into the Kabaal)
You may not like her for her convictions, but I am impressed by her diligence and the fact that she built a fashion empire from an ordinary orphan seamstress ...
Yeah ok but she’s still a bad person
Well because she used men to pay for it. Sorry, she didn't do it all on her own.
@@chetyoubetya8565 that’s the least problematic thing she’s done. idk how else a woman of her time period was supposed to get large sums of money. and how is her receiving money from men any different than a wife marrying rich? or a woman inheriting her parents fortune? she didn’t “use” men for money, the culture at the time was completely different than it was now and rather than spend that money on luxuries she decided to create something with it. she was a horrible person and i don’t deny that but you can’t say that her using other men’s money was a bad thing when women were powerless at the time. she worked with what she had, and that action is admirable.
@@chetyoubetya8565 men use others (men and women) to accomplish their goals-would you scrutinize them the same? I fear not.
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
She was a racist! I don't like Coco Chanel but people always call me Coco Chanel because my nickname is Coco fun fact. I do respect her grind though🙌🏿 it takes a lot to grow up in a time period when woman didn't have RIGHTS and work your way up to the top.
I've come to THE realization THAT no human being is above approach, Flawless, perfect and walk the narrow path.
As long as you're in the land of the living you change! your mindset is different at 20 than it is at 30 and vice versa. Also I came to realize what one generation accepts another will not.
We don't know 20 years from now people might not accept some of the things we did today. the thing about today is we have a digital trace of social media post. What's good one day is not good the next that's how the human world works
Well said!!
I SEE BOTH SIDES LIKE COCO CHANEL LOGO THAT THE NEW SAYING CAUSE OF THE THE TWO C's BACK TO BACK IN TWO DIRECTION
Perfectly said. We don't have to say things done in the last were right and we should do better but we also have to remember times were completely different and they went through things we can't comprehend. It's important to remember the reality of human nature while trying to be better yourself.
racism is a stupid concept you can not go to some elses country and expect the best treatment
Another perfect example is Winston Churchill. The man was a misogynist and racist, yet he lead his country in standing up to Nazi Germany and defeating Hitler's regime. Margaret Sanger believed in eugenics for Black people, yet she pioneered Planned Parenthood and family planning.
People can do great things but that doesn't make them great people
FACTZ
Its crazy ppl just wear these brands not even knowing the history. SMH
If you apply that logic then you hardly can't buy any brand. The brand today is not owned by her ancestors whatsoever. Where people nowadays can make a positive impact is to avoid fast fashion.
@@ApricusInaros lol exactly
While I agree the reality is most contemporary brands are extremely problematic. I do think we she be critical and understand the things the media shows, the items we desire and the people we idolise.
I remember the day that Coco died. In fact, I was a fashion major at the High School of Art and Design in NYC, at the time. One of my teachers had told me a lot about her. I even had seen the musical "Coco", on Broadway, starring Katherine Hepburn. She certainly had a dark side. I think a lot of gay, male, fashion designers resented her tremendously because she was so competitive with them and never conceded to either the gay or straight male patriarchy.
I’m also an HS of Art & Design alumni! Architecture major
I would be more concerned if my(your) name is in the Book of Life! Yes they loved the dark! The light? They did not know Jesus!
The pAtriArcHy is also enforced by women who refuse to allow men to be sensitive emotional or soft. Why do you think most women won’t be with bisexual men? Because women love toxic traditional masculinity.
@@drzfinezt180 How cool is that! I'm a 1971 grad.
@@tula1433 i literally only date bi men
She was very successful for a woman in this time period. Using sex to obtain what she wanted most people would talk about, but she had to survive. Being poor at this time for a woman was very difficult. I would like to see Theresa Harris, the black actress.
In that time period? As if women don’t use seks nowadays to get ahead? 😅😅
And also, I would like to add that, all those men who helped her, she paid every single penny back. As a poor woman would've actually been stupid of her to refuse help from a richer man, I don't think this speaks much of her because I think people try to shape her as a sugar baby or whatever, but I really feel like she always searched for independence. The funding for her store, she paid back in one year. She also helped some men in her life so it's not like she was only receiving. I think she understood money more than many of us do today, even though she ended in a bad deal. This I think speaks more of her and who she was in that regard.
@@morticiagomez6166 the fact you’re focusing on the fact women have to have sex to get ahead instead of the men that are in charge and expect that is very interesting. I sense a pick me
She was VERY WEALTHY when she was collaborating with the Nazis. And, btw, does everyone have to be a hooker to "survive"?? Ridiculous. Lol, we'd all be hookers!
She was lavished as a mistress as many women were then, and still are today. Back then, i think it was common, and almost anticipated if you married a wealthy businessman or aristocrat, they would have a woman on the side. The wives turned an eye because there were not a lot of options for women to support themselves back then, certainly not to the level of wealth that they likely married for. I think her upbringing was cruel and likely hardened her as an adult. I don't think she had any empathy, and she was ruthless due to her harsh beginnings. I personally never understood how anyone of Jewish descent could purchase anything associated with her brand. Growing up in NYC it was something i saw often, and it really perplexed me. I could only assume most people nowadays are not aware of her sympathies with the n party.
They actually have a small Coco Chanel exhibit at the spy museum in D.C. in the n*z* section. Since the company is not owned by her or her family, I think it's okay to buy Chanel if you want to spend the money on it, but I don't think she should be idolized in any way. I find it disturbing that so many beauty influencers who constantly praise her and the brand have no clue about her history. Thank you for the video and keeping people informed.
Maybe I'm biased because I'm French but I see coco as someone who lived her life in survival mode. She was willing to bang who she had to to stay on top. Is it right? No but we don't know how we'd feel in France in wwii. My grandma almost starved to death, and didn't speak for a year after the war. ( she was a kid)
Chanel seemed to project a lot with her anti-Semitic and anti-gay expressions. She was suspected of sleeping with women, dressed in masculine looking clothing, and lived a life as a man’s mistress (which is a scam of the sanctuary of marriage)…she projected herself out onto others in the world. Shame on her for that. She was a successful designer and paved ways but I’m not wearing any of her things. I just can’t do that myself knowing who she was behind the design
She also slept with married men and befriend their wife just to play mind games on them. She was not only bitter but extremely cruel and hateful.
I agrees. A jacket is just fabric,lining and a label...no soul.The many bodies left in a mass grave by the Nazis had many souls,and I could never enjoy wearing anything designed by her.
true
I recently heard about Chanel during the Nazi era.
I thought she had intentionally moved into the Ritz to date a Nazi soldier, to avoid her business from closing.
This is crazy, maybe she was an actual racist, or both 🤷🏽♀️.
That could be a possibility too 🤔
racisim is a stupid concept you can not go to some elses country and expect the best treatment and what if she dated a nazi? is germany the only evil country?
Or maybe…just maybe she was trying to save her company she worked so hard to build up. I don’t blame her, I probably would have done the same.
All people and all races are Racist.
Racism will be here until the End of Time xx
@@malegi29 IF you do not stand for something, you will fall for anything.
Happy Sunday sis ❤️! I didn’t know Coco Chanel was an actual person 💀.
What??? Lol I’m not gonna lie, in the past I didn’t either 😭😭
Hey Friend! Hope everyone is having a great day. Believe it or not, but a lot of top fashion brands were against blacks, browns, and gays and were Nazi sympathizers. You'd be surprised. And sadly enough, a lot of black, brown, and gay entertainers--as well as every day people rock these brands.
I’m doing breakdowns on all of them cause a lot of people don’t know for real. It’s crazy insane to me.
@@KarineAlourde I can't wait Karine! Your videos and research be on point. I'll be looking out for my notifications with my popcorn, waiting. 😀
Hope Tom Ford is on that list. I wouldn't wear that SOB's clothes if it ended world hunger.
@@aprilgrant1957 Oh yeah? What's up with Tom Ford? Care to share?
@@MelaninCosplay Insists on using only thin models and is on record has saying he will never design for curvy women.
Coco Chanel may have been a creep, but we don't know how whoever inherited her brand thinks. Classic example: Wagner, the composer, was a Nazi sympathizer. His granddaughter fled Germany as WWII was breaking out because she found the Nazis to be repulsive. She is now in charge of the Wagner estate
As a Jew, I'm touched by your attitude. I saw films with the same stuff, and I grew up where there were plenty of folks who had survived the Nazis. Some of them had numbers tattooed on their wrists. (Tattoos, btw, go against Judaism because you're not supposed to multilate your body.)
There are places I won't go and companies I refuse to patronize because of the attitudes of the folks at the top, especially private companies owned by jerks.
Good for you! I'm right along side of you my friend!
My elderly neighbor had that # tattoo. He was so shy, wouldn't talk to us, but we rescued his cat and I saw the tattoo when I brought his cat to him. His sweet wife thanked us.
The Chanel brand now belongs to two Jewish brothers I think!
The Nazis didn't exist in Wagner's lifetime.
@@x_slaughotto_x3129 yes
Can u do another break down on some other designer brands cause they have interesting back stories
I’m very proud to say I’ve never bought anything Chanel. For some reason I’ve never been drawn to that brand.
Honestly it's a hard brand to even pull off. All that tweed and costume jewelry lol..
@@puffball4484 ikr. Very odd looking.
She must’ve been sick af from the grave, seeing Jewish Karl Lagerfeld revitalize her brand.
Jewish and Gay😁
jew is a religion
😂😂😂 hahaha fscts
@@roryteal5940I didn't know that he was Jewish!!!!
@@roryteal5940😂😂 omg
I hate saying things like this, but it's more shocking when you find out someone born before 1970 wasn't racist 😒. Not surprised.
Everyone is racist. All races are racist.
You can’t ever erase racism .
Have you ever been to Africa?
@@morticiagomez6166 Oh please with this “all races are racist” no not everyone is, this is just a white cope for the fact whites are exposed as racist time and time again and saying that everyone else is just like them allows them to normalize constantly awful behavior in peace
@@bunnywavyxx9524 Really?? So you are NOT racist against whites then?? 🤥🤥😅😅. Sounds to me like you ARE?
Ever been to Africa? Many whites in Africa are targets for violentt crime by BLACK PEOPLE... do you SUPPORT such violencce? (I’ll bet you do...)
By saying that EVERYONE IS RACIST does not mean it’s a good thing. 🤷♀️🤦♀️
Saying that everyone is a SINNER does NOT mean I approve of sin. It’s just what it is!
If you want to know WHO is more violentt, please look at the STATS! Black people are a SMALL MINORITY in the USA, but they hold some of the HIGHEST CRIMINAL RECORDS. Why is that?
Go live in Africa and see how “safe” you will feel there, especially as a WOMAN. Okay, Dudette?
@@DC-sh7ud But, How do YOU know that not everyone is Racist?
Ps. I like Morticia too ;)
@@morticiagomez6166 well Africans should be racist seeing how every other race and nationality try to use and abuse them and their lands.. If they are racist good for them it's about time..
My dad used to buy my mom, Chanel #5, every anniversary. I didn’t like it, but thought it was so important for my mom. My dad would have never bought it for her, if he knew this. I’m 53, the time period for people. 😞
Love the sinner but hate the sin. That is what I was taught and I believe that. Let her racism and spitefulness be an example of how not to be.
AGREE
I agree…it’s no longer a flex. I got rid of anything Chanel I owned
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@@ApricusInarosnothing wrong with flexing......as long as one can pay one's bills. Also, as long as they're not "all flex and no substance". ☺️🌺
I can't. I can't wear the fragrance or even see the logo anymore. No more Chanel.
Bye
The way I see it if people boycott Channel for her WW2 past then they need to have that same energy for Hugo Boss. I'm not shocked by this. People back then all had scandalous past
She hurt so many people...a Nazi is not a scandalous past...read your history about them... millions of women, children and men.
what it they were nazis ? is germany the only evil country?
Exactly. Hugo Boss was an active Nazi and designed the Nazi uniforms. There are a lot of companies/products that would be banned for their WW2 collaborations…Volkswagen, Fanta, BMW, Siemens and many, many more. Unfortunately, there was also lot of medical knowledge gained from the inhumane, barbaric medical experimentation during the Nazi era. Not to mention the U.S. government gave a free pass and citizenship to many Nazis in exchange for information.
@@rmkpilates being an go Nazi isn't scandalous? I think you and a handful of ppl have a VERY different definition of scandalous than most of the world lmao.
My grandmother had 10 brothers and sisters whom she left behind in the Warsaw Ghetto to die. I asked a surviving cousin about her experience escaping the Nazis. She explained that she was interned in Auschwitz with her younger brother. They were both starving to death when they made their escape, on foot, to the Russian border. Just feet from the border, her brother collapsed. She tried valiantly to carry him, but, exhausted herself, could not. She left him there to die only feet from the border. With tears in her eyes, she recounted this story to me in the 1970's. I will never forget it!
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I appreciate your channel because you have a kind loving heart and high values. I was turned off by Chanel when I heard they tested on animals.
What I find super funny is how people now days will cancel someone they disagree with, but only if the person is someone that is not as attractive or in Coco's case iconic. You would think that with all of this info Chanel would be cancelled today and no one would want to wear her brand
CANCEL CULTURE IS STUPID
Chanel is a french icon and "cancelling" is more of an American thing. Also let's keep the same energy for hugo boss coca cola (they literally invented fanta as a drink for the nazi's so they could keep selling) and some othet brands.
@@canesugar911 americans have ruin europe racism is a stupid concept you can not go to someone elses country and expect the best treatment so as if you do not have the same race as the person ,yes and this is coming from a black girl i live in ghana and yes as far as i have studied black americans and black people in europe they always use race as a defence machinism to go scot free when they do something bad and besides i think black people in there are agressive because they are always the ones shouting and fighting other people for no reason and what every a white person dose is racist they want to be treated speciallly in ghana we do same to the chinese people in here we make fun of there small eyes and others we laugh at some europeans when they come in here so it the same way when we come there you will do to us it is the same thing
@@Nanakaririka yeahhhh you didn't answer my question. If racism is a stupid concept why does it matter what Ghanaians do to Europeans and Chinese? Also why did you have to mention your race? Is it because you are using race as a defense mechanism? Anyways........no one should dare complain about antisemitism aswell since it is a stupid concept. Since antisemitism is rooted in rasism aswell. America has ruined Europe???......how? Europe is a continent soo..........yeah. you are littered in this comment section barking and throwing tantrums it's sad and pathetic. And No, you are not from Ghana. Anyways how does my comment relate to the madness you just spewed?
@@canesugar911
I know she is a French icon so in France probably not, what I am talking about is the cancellers here in the states that love Chanel.
She hated Elsa Schiaparelli so much (bc she was legit competition for her) that She (Coco) pushed her into a fire place with a fire in it at a party once. Chanel was a despicable person. I have the pleasure of owning beautiful designer items like LV, Louboutin, Gucci but I never will buy Chanel.
She hate Schiaparelli because it's obvious that Schiaparelli was the superior designer. Chanel had no fun, no charisma, and no beauty in her designs. They were and are plain and boring.
Gucci. What a fucked up family they were. You should rethink that brand if you don’t like coco for all that she was. And was not.
Gucci is problematic too, in more modern times vs Chanel’s dead founder’s history.
they were all involved in black magic style , satanism cult, for money they could kill anyone...
She was basically, i think, a very insecure person. She dropped a curtain of lies about her childhood etc. But the truth is always lurking in the wings. She lashed out at any competition because she saw them as a threat to her achievments which were her bastion.
" Either i have done everything or I have done nothing!" She said bitterly. There were no shades of grey in her personality. It was black and white. Her favourite colours.
In my opinion...she is not the "face" of Chanel anymore. It is Karl Lagerfeld who literally revived the brand in the 90s...everytime I see a design of him from the 90s I am just starstruck. He is the one who put Chanel on the map again...I know he had his flaws but overall he was a nice person (though sometimes he made controversial comments)
Why don’t they change the Name brand then? Why continue to glorify a dead woman’s name if they don’t like her? 🤷♀️
Yeah, and KL was a sicko as well. No thanks!
@@morticiagomez6166 Wouldn't be worth the same $$$ probably. Historical brand names carry a lot of prestige.
@@glamdawling Pretty sure that if they had changed the name from back then already and CC became extinct, we wouldn’t be having this convo by now.
Imagine a group of Jewws buys an “Adolf Hitler” brand name and today everyone was paying a small fortune to acquire some of its products? 🤷♀️🤷♀️
You still glorify that person by keeping their Name alive and expensive!
Yes Tom Ford did the same for LV
🥰🌻 Can you please add Carolyn bessette Kennedy to your list? I wanna hear more about her!
Yes I can ❤️✨
Great suggestion! She had a mystique about her.
Carolyn Bessette Kennedy is my ultimate style icon. Such class and mysterious elegance. Another tragic case of paparazzi making someone’s life miserable
@@danavixen6274 I agree, she turned down interviews and magazine spreads!
@@haileyfleming9171 mines also. so clean and chic. Simplicity is key✨
her and jfk jr couldn’t argue in private, paparazzi always there smh.
I think one can still buy the products, because the brand is bigger than a person.
Great documentation on Coco Channel, Sometimes I wonder how did she manage to associate with rich people? She was probably too ashamed of her poor background which I find sad :(
All women owe Coco a lot about today's fashion. She was the woman that transformed style and class and fashion and the meaning of the last word forever. I don't want to imagine how clothes would look like today if it wasn't for her
bit of a PR job, other women disposed of corsets and queen victoria invented the black dress
she also ripped off British knits and military clothes
She wore a straw hat and trousers, and had one jacket.... big deal.
Nazi
We would have gotten there...it just would have taken a bit longer.
You're damn right ✅️ @!
Okay....the only 'critique' I would give about your mini Documentary is that it wasn't long enough.! This was wonderful, Karine - thoroughly enjoyed it, from beginning to end. Your voice was perfect pitch, volume and tone, which all work to make the story you're telling that much more interesting. Content was spot-on, as I love watching anything about WWll. I haven't ever bought Chanel products, nor would I, but there are plenty of folks out there that keep the brand alive. At any rate, thank you so much for taking the time to share this piece of history, and I look forward to many more.! 😊
I watched & Loved the Biopic. But Yr vids prob wayyy more accurate! Love Yr vids!💙💙
I have been questioning the brand lately too, for the same reasons. I still don’t know what I think. If you look at any artist in history they have lived questionable lives and it’s really hard for me reconcile this. She IS a racist pure and simple, It’s so sad. Thank you for this video! ❤️
People still buy and wear Hugo Boss....Which is just as nuts as supporting Chanel . Some of this has to do with peoples flimsy history memory.
Same as the R. Kelly question. Supporting the brand IS supporting the person. However, everyone has to make their own decision about moral issues.
I love your channel. I always learn something new about these famous people that isn’t mainstream knowledge, and your voice is so calming 💤 Thanks for the consistent content, sister girl!
Her allegiance was to herself 🤷♀️ great video
She was a social climber and the Nazi’s were the top of the social ladder at the time. I don’t doubt that she had at least some of the same ideals, but if they were not as powerful as they became I don’t think she would have associated with them as much as she did.
As for giving up Chanel, if I were alive at the time I would have given up the brand even tho I’m not Jewish. Coco was still profiting from it, now that she has passed, the family doesn’t profit from it, and I don’t know of any high ups in the company funding hatred and g*noc*de, so I think it’s ok to buy now.
Thank you for this story. Could you provide us with more stories like this one?
Chanel is a classic brand across the board. She fought to stay rich, so that she would never be poor again. My favorite perfume is Mademoiselle CoCo Chanel. There is something so beautiful about a scent that lasts all day, but is still beautiful. I don't agree with her choices, but many people from that era were on a different level of hate, and here in the USA our ancestors endured Jim Crow. Those people from Chanel's era are the reason for the many hateful laws that are still on the books. Love the video 😍
Love that perfume
Most people during that time -- especially the French., who endured Nazi occupation, were repulsed by the Nazis -- except those who saw an opportunity to profit for themselves during the occupation and had no morals. Those people were collaborators and traitors. By the time of World War II, Chanel was already rich. She was not some poor little girl. She was callous, and as far as I'm concerned, self-serving snake of a person. She represents a level of hate that is despicable and not "typical." If she were actually typical, who would have fought the Nazis? They all would have collaborated! I repeat - she was a snake. Disgusting.
Our people (BIPOC) have been have been through tragedies and still do and don't receive half the empathy. I believe that Chanel was talented. I learned about her political ties and it did not change the respect I have for her as a designer.
what does bipoc mean
Love you ! If it makes you feel weary to spend money on it , or when you wear it , maybe you should end the relationship . Having said that , you might be surprised to know how many of these companies are still around . Some of these companies tried to distance themselves from it like coco , but others just did business and still do business and nobody knows or cares . The American government saved hundreds of these scientists from justice and they started up NASA . These are all facts . Thank you
Project Paperclip!!!
The whole world is run by these devil worshippers, the same ones who run NASA.
You must not blindly support ANY person or company that is of this world.
@YesI SaidIt Yes, there is Good without the Bad. You don’t need evil Nazi scientists under your employment.
What you just said is a satanic principle: “for the greater “good”, one must commit bad acts.” - this is the ideology of the Nazi party. Don’t buy into it!
I'm with you. She was shameful
Thank you for sharing. It's important to have these topics discussed.
Would never spend one penny on her perfume. Find you some black beauty icons.
I hope you plan to make a Shania Twain video! I just watched her Netflix documentary and wow, I love her more
I used to love Coco Chanel, until I saw this video,
Time does not forgive a traitor. If she was close enough to live in the same hotel as those fiends, she should have been tried at Nuremberg.
so?
And yet, she was able to slip away.........
As much as I love her work and perfumes (the latest are not actually her work, let's be fair), I still think she was a nasty person. She lacked morals and had too much pride. She made her career through men's beds and played unfairly regarding her business (the history of perfume N5).
I read "Sleeping with the Enemy " , such a good read. Her name is Coco because she was giving it away, lol😆😆😆😆 (Haitians know what I mean)
I've always thought she looks like a hard hearted person& I thought she was creepy.although lots of credit to her for all she achieved as a woman & in difficult times.
No cannot support this brand. I don’t know how it’s possible to overlook her anti semitism for the sake of fashion.
But it's a jewish company now😂😂😂
Might want to seek out the real history of the Jews and what they have done
Thank you for all the effort put into making this video. I can totally see you’ve put a lot of investigative work.
*CC are my initials & I'm a Leo as well, it's the only brand that I would actually spend money on. However, there is nothing that I put pass anyone & I'm glad you are sharing the facts about her shaky past.*
My initials are cc and I’m a Leo also lol She was a bad person but I do feel like some Chanel items were made just for me though I realize she was an absolute trash person.
She played double agent for France and Britain.
Brilliant video. After watching this I would not be seen dead in anything Chanel
She was definitely a mean girl
The woman passed away decades ago and no one is getting generational wealth because she left no offspring. So buying her stuff which is now made by other people won't affect anything as long you don't put her on a pedestal. I never brag about brands or praise designers. I will buy something because it's either practical or cute. And I could only "praise" someone who's known to be of a good deed such as Sir Nicholas George Winton. Bless his soul♥
With that said, if all this info was about a brand of a designer of today or if she had kids getting all the money of whatever we buy today, I would've thought twice before purchasing, but this isn't the case.
Like her or not Coco Chanel was the ultimate survivor.
I feel you can get dupes for anything Chanel without paying for the name. It's a bit overrated, though that nail polish shade Vamp was really popular in the 90s and I wanted that nail polish, but I can't justify spending $30.00 on it. Also it's Black business month, there are luxury black owned brands that's worth checking out (i.e. Telfar, Brandon Blackwood, The Taliaferro perfume, etc.)
what’s your favorite perfume by them ?
All of that crap is made in China!
they are all satanists ...
I wish blk people would be more vocal and ambitious about propping up blk owned brands as they are these other brands which don't hide how they feel about us...
You can also add Anima Iris to this list.
She was a Leo, she wouldn't accept failure!
I do not support this brand, I think her designs are flawless. It is just unfortunate what she stood for and I cannot get behind her and the brand. I see women supporting her and I just wonder do they know who she was. Maybe they do or maybe they don't but I choose to not own anything of this brand.
On the flip side she was a true hustler, she got men to fund her business and she made a way out of poverty.
I heard years ago about Coco Chanel being a Nazi sympathizer. When I see a lot of these decor videos on RUclips where 90% of the " influencers" have the " Chanel" coffee table book, it makes me cringe a little. Interesting video, very well done.
Wonderful Programming....well done....your voice is also very soothing...many thanks😊😊
Y’all gotta keep the same energy as you do for other racists. If you’re not a Jew, it’s not for you to forgive, excuse or say whether or not she was being racist. If you do keep that energy when it applies to every other race including your own, then fine lol say what you want. Karine I urge you not to say “those of the Jewish faith” to refer to us please because we are not just a religion, but an ethnoreligion which means we are an ethnicity and a culture too. I appreciate how Karine described the genocide, but her surprise at the British being antisemitic shows that most people don’t know what we have gone through. Literally all through history, in every country we travelled to, we lived as second class citizens, were taxed special Jewish taxes, had to wear specific clothes to identify us (this didn’t start with the nazis and the Star of David), and often had to live in ghettos. My relatives who died in the Holocaust lived in ghettos in Poland before they were murdered. The French were antisemitic too. Literally everyone was.
So when filling out an application, for race do you fill in ‘Jewish’ or ‘Caucasian’?
@@kendro7252 If you’re asking me what my ethnicity is it’s Ashkenazi Jewish. They obviously don’t have that as an option, but I assure you I do not come from the Caucus mountains. If white is an option I probably pick that? Because according to todays racial structures we’re considered white now. Or “other” if I feel like being a dick 😜. If Jewish was an option I would pick that obviously…
@@kendro7252 They might not answer. As much as it sad what Jews went through, they are one of the most racist ethnoreligious groups I’ve ever encountered especially towards black people.
I do not have to be jewish to know coco chanel was and always will be a racist. I read articles about her BS. 🙄
@@DC-sh7ud Thank you!!
I had stopped buying any of the Chanel products a while back. I still have some perfumes, but will not replace. The more I read about her, the more I don't want the products in my home. I sold my few items of clothing/ purse and will use up the few remaining perfumes. I never saw her as Iconic, but admired what she did, until I found out how she went about it. Thank you for posting about it.
Please do a video on Elsa Schiaparelli, she was Chanel’s rival back in those times
Most historical people believed some pretty awful things. We shouldn't just blindly idolize people like Coco Chanel, we can appreciate the art while acknowledging the bad things people did and believed.
Every since I found out that she was friends w/Hilter. And gave racist vibes- I’m good on Chanel..,
Chanel ended the corset: yes, but she only made it popular; in fact, Madeleine Vionnet was the first to claim a free female body, but the vendeuses would not sell this "lingery dresses". The orphanage story is dated, one source reveals, that she was at her aunt's - a laundress - as nanny for her children; she did not open "several" boutiques, but in 1913 Deauville, then later Biarritz with Haute coture with production headquarter in Paris.
I confess, I was able to listen just one part of your later statements, let me give you an impression: Chanel had to face many humilitiation experiences when she wasn't that famous. Her background lacked of education, she had to go into and copy it; I think, that her Nazi sympathies were not such a sympathy but a fear of communism which was quite popular at the time among the Rich and Famous. Additionally, surely she wanted to have a "lean" image being in society, so she just copied the views. Go into history of Europe, the personal story of this woman always needs a closer look to understand.
In fact, I'm German and we have an actual problem with extreme nationalism which is not my way of living. I do not see races but humans, this is what counts.
As for Chanel, her end was tragic: famously rich, but very lonely in her room under the rooftop of the Ritz; for me, she died as a lonely girl which was left by a father she never had and no man ever was able to heal that wound. She just had her fashion house which went to Wertheimer after her death.
Wow learned a lot, I would never support her. I want one on Donatella Versace
I love love love Chance Chanel perfumes! I adore the flowery, feminine, type smells!Those are the only thing I’ve ever purchased that is of that brand👃🌬💐🌼🌷🌺🌸🌻
Still waiting for you to do a video on Rudolph Valentino.... LOL
CHANNEL wasn't the only one that was a Nazi supporter, check out the history of a few more LEGENDARY high end fashion brands from out of Europe. You'll be even more surprised.
Drug addict - who knew
Karen knew - thanks for this one 😊
If you look at the history of most of the old companies or rich people in the world you will find all of them participated in racism directly or indirectly. You can keep the same energy for all of the companies or make a mental note, educate, email or write them and ask them if they are aware of their wrongs and what have they done to rectify the bad behavior. In the end you will still have to utilize many of them to survive.
Wow, this is so revealing and eye opening! I did not know anything about Gabrielle Chanel other than she was a successful and world's most famous designer. She is lucky I like some of her perfumes! Now, knowing these details, makes me think about all the innocent people in the world who have contributed to the brand by buying her products, unbeknownst to her associations. You are correct in your sentiment. I don't think I would buy any more Chanel products without feeling remorseful
You learn something new everyday. I was gifted Chanel #5 when I was younger. I must say I regifted it to my Aunt. She knew me well enough to know i would never have bought it for her. We both had a good laugh and I can't remember who received it last. It was very strong and reminded me of older church ladies go figure! Her bio doesn't surprise me. Money protects money.
We continue to support TH, LV, G....all of them originated in this era and whether it is publicized or not many of them shared the same point of view.
I'm so glad you RE-UPLOADED this! 😁
It's easy to judge people's life choices in hindsight. Of course, this shouldn't exonerate them. Still, as a woman during that deeply sexist age, I can imagine what a struggle it must've been for Coco Chanel to be successful and stay relevant. But yep, she definitely sided with the wrong side of history.
True ✌️
No, she didn't she was on the right side
Thank you for educating us on these designers, once you learn who they really are, it makes it easier to not spend your hard earned money on making them rich and we stay poor, trying to keep up with a fantasy.
If people really understood where the word Nazi comes from and more the history of the why of that war happened they would probably stop going to church and forget Coco Chanel. They got caught up in a madness having a lot to do with religion. My dad's girlfriend wore Number 5. I always thought it smelled more like a man cologne. Boy shaped clothes and a man cologne just not my thing. I enjoy being a girl. :) Thank you for covering her. I feel bad they took such advantage of her talent.
My Mom and I love the runway videos on RUclips. They are the best
Chanel’s quality has gone down a lot while the prices keep going up. Problematic history aside, it’s not a bag that the average woman should spend years saving up for. Chanel bags have become a classic and household name, but it’s also basic at the same time.
I agree there are so many other luxury bags. That are better quality
@@Kay-ov5sb: Or, Amazon lol.
I didn't kno all the tea! Wow. Chanel °5 has always been my favorite perfume. I have the new formulation now and it is much lighter. I feel better knowing I am not wearing the original now.
My dear you have opened my eyes and I thank you so much. We need to be honest about our past but we also need to hold people to account. I must say I always hated channel number 5. It was my mothers favourite. If only she had known the truth.
Her vision has generated a $15 billion business empire.
I saw Dachau concentration Camp in Germany. I would NEVER EVER buy even one piece of anything that was Chanel. We need to stop racism NOW!
I will say she made decisions based on her time. She was a ruthless business woman much like some women who have made it to the top today. A lot of designers who make it also have schetchy pasts. Just no world war to boot. I’m not defending her by no means but put yourself in her shoes. From poverty, in Europe alone in the world. Jaded. World War One then two! I’m not sure what I would do. That’s the truth. I’m not a designer buyer. I feel it’s all fluff and not necessary. Most people who buy her name and others are trying to buy a piece of a fantasy. A lifestyle they can only imagine. Same goes for modern day things like hip hop culture and say fubu or and 1 or Jordan’s or you name it. The owners don’t care who has their stuff it’s all about the dollar! Coco was a shrewd business woman in a world at war dominated by men.
Does. NOT excuse her for being Nazi collaborator. BTW, by the time she started collaborating, she was ALREADY very wealthy. Poor little poor girl? Don't make me laugh. Check her biographies.
Long hair will never be a thing of the past. Chanel just added more options for women's hairstyles!
Another very prejudiced woman was Margaret Sanger.
Great video!
Does anyone see anything strange about how she looks in her younger years and also later in life?
Yeah her face changed a lot
Yeah because she was doing drugs! That kind of use catches up with you and she died by it as well so
@@KarineAlourde it was plastic surgey search it up
idk but her features seem off quite a bit. boyish / manly to be exact. i was wondering if anyone else saw that on their own.
to me, her face reflects how mean hearted of a person she was
The World War II mentality has been of great influence to the way we feel and think of Europe , In this case France. Racism in France and Classism has been part of their culture and with the help of Political influences and media we have failed to see things for what they are. European Luxury brands have never wanted Minorities as their clients . Today French luxury brands are targeting a diverse group of clients , but remember that all they are doing is washing the face, at the end of the day is the same face that can easily gets soiled. Remember is up to us to stop Hate. Your Money is your Vote, do not spent your hard earned money buying brands with questionable practices and past, nor ever visit places, Restaurants , Etc. where you know you are not welcome. Thank you for such a wonderful and informative Video !!!!
So even if a brand had racist people in the past and they are now fighting against it, they still deserve to be cancelled? That makes zero sense. You cancel culture people are scary and irrational
It’s crazy how modern arthur boy capel and Gabrielle looked in 1919 in trousers.