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Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (/ ʃ ə ˈ n ɛ l / shə-NEL, French: [ɡabʁijɛl bɔnœʁ kɔko ʃanɛl] ⓘ; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) [2] was a French fashion designer and businesswoman.
Establishment and recognition (1909–1920s) Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1920. The House of Chanel originated in 1909, when Gabrielle Chanel opened a millinery shop at 160 Boulevard Malesherbes, the ground floor of the Parisian flat of the socialite and textile businessman Étienne Balsan, of whom she was the mistress. [4]
The biography details Chanel's life, beginning in her early childhood, where she was born into poverty. She was born Gabrielle Chanel in 1883, in the Loire Valley of France. She lived in a home for the poor until the age of 12, where upon her mother's death, she moved to a Catholic orphanage.
Thomas Kingston and Lady Gabriella Windsor attend the private view for "Gabrielle Chanel. Fashion Manifesto" on Sept. 13, 2023 in London ... Thomas Kingston, who died in February at age 45. On Dec ...
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CHANEL BEFORE THE SUIT: “It’s astounding, because we know less than we imagine about Chanel,” house ambassador Vanessa Paradis said, once she had finished touring the “Gabrielle Chanel: A ...
His affair with Chanel apparently began in 1909, when he became acquainted with the then 26-year-old mistress of his friend Étienne Balsan. [6] Capel financed Chanel's first shops and his own clothing style, notably his blazers, inspired her creation of the Chanel look.
Chanel No. 5 is the first perfume launched by French couturier Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel in 1921. ... At the age of twelve, Chanel was handed over to the care of nuns, ...