id ays ▁and ▁mat ern ity ▁leave , ▁day - care , ▁a ▁d ining ▁hall , ▁and ▁a ▁resident ▁doctor ▁and ▁dent ist ▁for ▁her ▁workers . ▁The ▁on set ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁forced ▁V ion net ▁to ▁close ▁her ▁fashion ▁house ▁in ▁ 1 9 3 9 , ▁and ▁she ▁retired ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 0 . ▁V ion net ▁created ▁some ▁ 1 2 , 0 0 0 ▁gar ments ▁over ▁the ▁course ▁of ▁her ▁career . ▁ ▁An ▁intens ely ▁private ▁individual , ▁V ion net ▁avoided ▁public ▁displays ▁and ▁m und ane ▁f riv ol ities , ▁Despite ▁her ▁success ▁as ▁a ▁designer , ▁she ▁expressed ▁dis like ▁for ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁fashion , ▁stating : ▁" In so far ▁as ▁one ▁can ▁talk ▁of ▁a ▁V ion net ▁school , ▁it ▁comes ▁mostly ▁from ▁my ▁having ▁been ▁an ▁enemy ▁of ▁fashion . ▁There ▁is ▁something ▁super f icial ▁and ▁vol atile ▁about ▁the ▁season al ▁and ▁el us ive ▁wh ims ▁of ▁fashion ▁which ▁off ends ▁my ▁sense ▁of ▁beauty ". ▁ ▁V ion net ▁was ▁not ▁concerned ▁with ▁being ▁the ▁" design er ▁of ▁the ▁moment ", ▁prefer ring ▁to ▁remain ▁true ▁to ▁her ▁own ▁vision ▁of ▁female ▁beauty . ▁ ▁St yles ▁and ▁technique ▁▁ ▁Al ong side ▁C oco ▁Ch anel , ▁V ion net ▁is ▁cred ited ▁with ▁a ▁move ▁away ▁from ▁st iff , ▁formal ised ▁cl othing ▁to ▁sle ek er , ▁so fter ▁clothes . ▁Un like ▁Ch