Chanel White Camellia Flower

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Chanel white camellia flower. The story of chanel and the white camellia first began when mademoiselle chanel pinned a white camellia to a belt in 1913. Auth chanel camellia flower earrings silver black rhinestone metal e44726c. Camellias come in an array of colors but white is the one most frequently recurring chez coco. Gabrielle chanel was seduced by the camellia.

Minor discoloration on some petals but overall looks great. Coco and the camellia. Authentic chanel camelia flower in classic white color converted into a lapel or collar brooch. Chanel s simple near symmetric wordless calling card almost as iconic as the linked double cs but categorically more symbolic as the independent characterized it not long ago noting that the flower has of course endured as an emblem of the chanel house of fashion beauty and fragrance long after its founder s death in 1971.

See more ideas about chanel camellia camellia coco chanel. Chapter 16 the camellia reveals all of the anecdotes around mademoiselle chanel s favorite flower. Compared to the opulence of a rose she preferred the camellia s sobriety and geometric roundedness with a classic and consistent ordering of the petals intelligible yet beautiful like the woman that she was. Coco chanel first fell in love with the camellia after reading alexandre dumas la dame aux camélias a story in which the heroine always wore a white camellia.

Aesthetically the white camellia is. Details about authentic chanel camellia earrings black white flower cc coco. This flower is an actual chanel fabric flower that i converted into a brooch. Please look at pictures carefully to appreciate this pretty design.

More than just a camellia the flower of chanel. With no fragrance or thorns it is a flower of simplicity and purity much akin to the ethos of mademoiselle. Measures about 2 3 4 inches diameter. Today the camellia continues to be reinterpreted in the house of chanel.

Apr 21 2014 explore camellia meyers s board coco chanel camellia line on pinterest. Report item opens in a new window or tab. The flower of chanel. 1 viewed per hour.

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