Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Italian term or phrase:
stile essenziale dalla grande personalità
English translation:
classic and signature iconic style
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Lara Barnett
Apr 2, 2011 22:12
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Italian term
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www.lingocraft.co.uk
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stile essenziale dalla grande personalità
Italian to English
Art/Literary
Textiles / Clothing / Fashion
Article on fashion designer
This comes from a paragraph reading:
"Tutto avviene per caso. Sotto il segno di una personalità decisa e trasgressiva, Coco si libera degli stereotipi dell’abbigliamento sovraccarico e ingombrante dell’epoca. Da queste sue scelte nascono i pezzi base di uno stile essenziale dalla grande personalità."
I know that this sentence is talking about the basic essentials of fashion/style, but I still feel a bit lost about the specific meaning of what it is saying and don't understand this final term.
"Tutto avviene per caso. Sotto il segno di una personalità decisa e trasgressiva, Coco si libera degli stereotipi dell’abbigliamento sovraccarico e ingombrante dell’epoca. Da queste sue scelte nascono i pezzi base di uno stile essenziale dalla grande personalità."
I know that this sentence is talking about the basic essentials of fashion/style, but I still feel a bit lost about the specific meaning of what it is saying and don't understand this final term.
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Yvonne Gallagher
Ireland
Ireland
Native in English
Specializes in field
Ireland
right word, right place. everytime
Native in: English (Variants: US, Canadian, Irish, UK)
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, English, and 1 more.
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classic and signature iconic style
Basically Chanel known for uncluttered styles that became classics (like the little black dress or suit). But her designs are instantly recognisable "signature" and are also iconic =personality/celebrity
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Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel once said that, "Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance." This one statement eloquently sums up the philosophy of the ...
hubpages.com/hub/Life-And-Style-Of-Coco-Chanel - Cached - Similar
Attributed to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (French, 1883–1971) .... A Style Icon Chanel's own lifestyle fueled her ideas of how modern women everywhere should ...
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chnl/hd_chnl.htm - Cached - Similar
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"groundbreaking" other word that could be used
5 May 2005 ... Images from a retrospective in New York highlighting the groundbreaking designs of fashion icon Coco Chanel.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4518183.stm - Cached - Similar
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The little black dress, the tweed suit, the quilted leather handbag, and the first-ever designer perfume—these are just some of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's ...
www.style.com/fashionshows/.../CHANEL/seasons/ - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2011-04-03 23:32:46 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-04-03 00:32:11 GMT)
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Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel once said that, "Simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance." This one statement eloquently sums up the philosophy of the ...
hubpages.com/hub/Life-And-Style-Of-Coco-Chanel - Cached - Similar
Attributed to Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (French, 1883–1971) .... A Style Icon Chanel's own lifestyle fueled her ideas of how modern women everywhere should ...
www.metmuseum.org/toah/hd/chnl/hd_chnl.htm - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-04-03 00:34:28 GMT)
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"groundbreaking" other word that could be used
5 May 2005 ... Images from a retrospective in New York highlighting the groundbreaking designs of fashion icon Coco Chanel.
news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/in_pictures/4518183.stm - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 2 hrs (2011-04-03 00:35:21 GMT)
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The little black dress, the tweed suit, the quilted leather handbag, and the first-ever designer perfume—these are just some of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's ...
www.style.com/fashionshows/.../CHANEL/seasons/ - Cached - Similar
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Note added at 1 day1 hr (2011-04-03 23:32:46 GMT) Post-grading
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glad to help
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Dr Lofthouse
France
France
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&
English
Specializes in field
France
When Accuracy Counts -
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, Italian
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Minimalist style with a strong personality
Coco Chanel's designs were very simple , BUT you knew they were Chanel's. She had 'Brand' - as they say
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Tom in London
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Native in English
United Kingdom
Architecture, design, technical, etc.
Native in: English (Variant: British)
Works in: Italian to English
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a simple style with a strong personality
another option.
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Ernestine Shargool
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
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English
Specializes in field
United Kingdom
Anglo-Italian bicultural transcreator
Native in: English , Italian (Variant: Neapolitan)
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a style that was striking in its simplicity
This interesting article compares the Japanese house of a Chanel executive with the Chanel style:
He suggests that the house and hanare are very much in line with the spirit of the French brand.
The interior of the main house is decorated in two basic colors, white and a dark brown, and is striking in its simplicity. Collasse said that on a visit to the house, a top executive at Chanel said, "Richard, it is a Chanel house." "And it is true, if you think of the No. 5 package: it is black and white," he said, referring to the perfume box.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/realestate/09iht-web-recha...
Chloe Outlet | Page 2
Yes, it's spare and clean and striking in its simplicity – but it would make ... To me, Philo is the closest thing my generation will have to Coco Chanel. ...
chloeoutlet.org/page/2/ - Cached
He suggests that the house and hanare are very much in line with the spirit of the French brand.
The interior of the main house is decorated in two basic colors, white and a dark brown, and is striking in its simplicity. Collasse said that on a visit to the house, a top executive at Chanel said, "Richard, it is a Chanel house." "And it is true, if you think of the No. 5 package: it is black and white," he said, referring to the perfume box.
http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/09/realestate/09iht-web-recha...
Chloe Outlet | Page 2
Yes, it's spare and clean and striking in its simplicity – but it would make ... To me, Philo is the closest thing my generation will have to Coco Chanel. ...
chloeoutlet.org/page/2/ - Cached
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