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For the descendants, and their close relatives, of Pierre Wertheimer (1888–1965), a French businessman, and the co-founder of Chanel, with Coco Chanel. Pages in category "Wertheimer family" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
Also a textile manufacturing heir, Balsan was the younger brother of Étienne Balsan, an early lover of Coco Chanel. [35] Their marriage lasted until Balsan's death in 1956 at the age of 88. [36] After the end of her first marriage, Consuelo still maintained ties with favorite Churchill relatives, particularly Winston Churchill.
Coco avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009) was a French-language biographical film directed by Anne Fontaine, starring Audrey Tautou as the young Chanel, with Benoît Poelvoorde as Étienne Balsan and Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel; Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) was a French-language film directed by Jan Kounen.
The beloved and esteemed fashion house was founded when the Wertheimer family funded the designs of Coco Chanel in the 1920s. ... The two names derive from descendants of the founder William W ...
Her only child by her second husband died young. Lady Ursula's descendants by her first husband are the sole descendants of the 2nd Duke. Edward George Hugh Grosvenor, Earl Grosvenor (1904–1909), who died aged 4, after an operation for appendicitis. Lady Mary Constance Grosvenor (27 June 1910 – 2000). [citation needed]
In 1924, Coco Chanel made an agreement with the Wertheimers creating a corporate entity, "Parfums Chanel." Chanel believed that the time was opportune to extend the sale of her fragrance Chanel No. 5 to a wider customer base. Since its introduction it had been available only as an exclusive offering to an elite clientele in her boutique.
Wertheimer is the co-owner and chairman of Chanel. [6]The privately held company is run by Alain who has presided over the acquisition of several non-Chanel brands, including Eres Lingerie and beachwear, Tanner Krolle saddles and leather goods, and Holland & Holland, a British gunmaker.
What did Coco Chanel and Christian Dior disagree about? Chanel opened her first independent shop on Rue Cambon in Paris in 1910 at the age of 27. What she was doing felt revolutionary in its own ...