Business in the Creative Life of William Morris

Harvey, Charles; Press, Jon; Maclean, Mairi

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“…The Entrepreneurial Journey of Coco Chanel resources." 178 But it would be very hard to understand Chanel's rise to the top of the international fashion field without accounting for the fit between her disposition and the meso-and macro-level historical context in which she operated. In particular, we identified two critical factors that sustained and strengthened Chanel's progression toward the core of French haute couture: World War I and the rise of modernist movements in the arts.…”

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“…This homology is evident from her intense collaborations with artists from different fields who shared similar dispositions (e.g., taste, aesthetic orientation, and style). 150 For instance, Chanel became actively involved in the theater world, working with Jean Cocteau for fourteen years. Cocteau first chose Chanel for the costumes and Picasso for the set of his 1922 adaptation of Antigone, a fresher version and a modern reduction of Sophocles's Greek tragedy.…”

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From the Margins to the Core of Haute Couture: The Entrepreneurial Journey of Coco Chanel

Cattani¹,

Colucci²,

Ferriani³

2022

Enterp. Soc.

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We trace the history of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s entrepreneurial journey as a fashion designer from her early years as an outsider (early 1900s) to her rise to success and consecration as an icon within the French haute couture field (early 1930s)—a field controlled by powerful insiders. Our study sheds light on the social forces and historical circumstances underlying an outsider’s journey from the margins of an established field to its core. Drawing on unique historical material, we develop a novel process view that highlights the shifting influence of forces operating at different levels in the accumulation, deployment, and conversion of various forms of capital (i.e., human, social, economic, and symbolic) that outsiders need to promote their ideas. In particular, our multilevel perspective accounts simultaneously for the individual’s efforts to push forward these ideas (micro-level), as well as the audience dynamics (meso-level) and exogenous forces (macro-level) that shape their recognition. Chanel’s historical case analysis also affords a window into one of the first female entrepreneurs with global impact in business history, with the added challenge of establishing herself in what at the time was a male-dominated and mature field.

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confidence: 99%