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 Only one thing is sure ... the Coco Chanel CC Logo has been designed by Coco Chanel in person in 1921 at the very beginning of the Chanel N°5 perfume. And the Logo has never changed ....   While some companies like LG Corp have completely changed their Logos over and over again,       others like BMW, General Electric or Sony have slightly modified it over the years  the Logos like the one of Chanel is just so perfect and so timeless that they never needed any ajustments. The Logo as used today is identical to the one the day it was designed. But what might have inspired Coco Chanel ? There are different theories ... |
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 portail du Chateau de Cremat The Chateau de Cremat, built in 1906 near Nice was owned by Irène Bretz an American friend of Coco Chanel. In the 1920s Coco Chanel was invited several times to the elegant receptions given by Irène Bretz at the chateau. According to the legend she liked the Chateau's emblem which she used to create her own logo. |
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 Windows of the Church of Aubazine in Corrèze, central France. Coco Chanel lived in the orphanage at the Congregation of the Sacred Heart of Mary. The abbey has later influenced Coco's style and the pure and symetric style of her creations. The shape of the stained glasses of the Church of Aubazine might have inspired the shape of the CC Logo. |
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 Monogram of King Henri II of France and Catherine de Medicis. Coco Chanel might have been inspired by the interlocking C Monogram of Catherine de Medicis. Above Monograms can been found all around the Chateau de Chenonceau. Queen Catherine was born in Florence in 1519. She married Henri de France, future King Henri II in 1533. After the death of her husband she governs France She died in 1589 in Blois, France |
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   Ernest Beaux is the first director of Chanel Parfums before Jacques Polge and Henri Robert. |
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