Coco Gabrielle, the popular fashion designer, in her young days, remained in the orphanage visiting her other friends and relatives only during school vacations. On the occasions that she paid visit to them, the female family members taught Gabrielle some techniques that helped improve her sewing. At the ripe age of 18, Gabrielle left the orphanage behind and began working for a local tailor in his shop. She would talk freely about her bitter experience at the orphanage. She would explain in meticulous detail the kinds of abuse she encountered from the 'aunts' there. Anyway, Gabrielle later would say that she was more than thankful for her being there and for the upbringing she received there. She, in an interview, told a French newspaper, "I've been ungrateful towards the aunts. I owe them anything and everything that I received. A child in revolt becomes a great person with armour and great strength. It is actually the kisses, caresses, and vitamins that turn children into unhappy or sickly grown ups and adults. And, it is the mean and nasty nuns or aunts who create winners. Under nastiness loom large, immense strength and an intense passion for success and grandeur." Anyway, Coco Gabrielle frequently contradicted herself, sometimes blaming the nuns for her all her problems and inferiorities. This irregularity and inconsistency in her interviews led many to question her integrity and honesty in the later years.
The first decade of the 1900's brought many personal changes for Gabrielle. She adopted the name Coco during a brief stint as a cafe singer during 1905-1908. At that time, Gabrielle met a man she was introduced to while working at the tailoring shop. She began an affair with that French playboy and millionaire, whose name was Etienne Balsan. Gabrielle, referred to as simply 'Coco' by then, quickly turned to become a member of an elite and well accustomed high class society. Life became a sort of materialistic game for her. Coco strived to have more riches and success than anyone else. Balsan supplied Coco Gabrielle with all the splendours of the rich life- style, including diamonds, dresses, and other valuables. During her good time living with Balsan, she took on the hobby of designing fashion hats for herself. Soon, this simple pastime became a craze for her. It showed her profound talent and interest as a budding fashion designer. In 1908, Coco Gabrielle opened up her first fashion shop which offered a range of stylish raincoats and fashion jackets at a generous price tag. She, at a later stage, confessed that the fashion shop was, in fact, Balsan's own apartment. In fact, she had taken it over after deserting him the previous year. This fashionable boutique was located in the centre of teeming Paris in France. The store was not prospering as Coco had hoped. She was asked to surrender the shop and property in early 1909. Even then, the lack of success of her fashion shop failed to disappoint or discourage Gabrielle Coco. It actually made her stronger and determined.
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