Hey everyone,

Girl Overload here.

And have I got something special for you.

Here are some fashion facts revealed that you don’t see everyday.

Such as the fact that Coco Chanel was an orphan for an amount of time.

Coco Chanel, initially known as Gabrielle Chanel was abandoned by her father at an orphanage at the tender age of 12. Her mother had died a few weeks prior.

She decided to sing at local bars and cafes to gain income when she was an adult. The men there decided to call her Coco, because while she wasn’t a great singer, she had addicting charisma like chocolate.

Because she learned sewing at the orphanage, she decided to sew herself a little black dress all on her own. The local women became fascinated by the dress and many requested their own.

And as they say, the rest is history.

Audrey Hepburn. When you hear these two words, you probably initially think of the glamourous film star, who is tres chic.

However she wasn’t always this way.

Forced to hide her Jewish identity and British roots (she grew up in Holland) during the drastic and horrific World War II, when Audrey’s mother temporarily changed her name from Audrey to Edda and much more, she grew up terrified. From the age of about fourteen to sixteen, she has no other choice but to eat bugs and grass for dinner and all her other meals or else she wouldn’t survive.

When the war ended, her family decided to move back to England. Once she was legally an adult, she decided to make the big move from suburban England to big city New York, where she gained roles in Broadway productions.

She gained roles in minor films before eventually deciding to audition for a film titled Roman Holiday. The director said “She had everything I was looking for and she was absolutely enchanting.”

His major comment that he practically yelled so everyone could hear though? “She’ll be a big star!”

Well, he wasn’t wrong, was he?

And yet again, the rest is history.

Signing out,

Girl Overload