Impact on society
Chanel's fashion impacted the role that women had in the society; it gave women a place in the community because they were no longer viewed as pretty little things that couldn't do anything, but they were now being accepted into the work society. Coco Chanel said, "One world was dying, another coming into existence. I was there an opportunity beckoned and I took it. I was the same age as the new century, so it turned me for its expression in clothing." People had only thought that Chanel was a "revolutionaire" in the fashion world. She also impacted society due to the fact that she broadened the fashion that was available to women which gave them more opportunities. For example when pants were created for women they could ride horses freely and not just have to sit sideways and fear falling off. She set examples and took a bold leap branching out of the norm. "If I cut my hair, others did. If I shortened my dresses, so did everyone else." People followed her trends.