chanel martina

birth

1883

19 august 1883, birth of gabrielle chanel in samur, france

childhood

1885

When her mother died when she was 11, her father chose to place her in a nun's.
There she learned to sew until at the age of eighteen she got a job as a salesperson.

Chanel modes opening

1910

opens a hat shop, called Chanel Modes. Famous French actresses of the time wore her hats, and helped build her reputation.

Opening of the primera chanel boutique

1912

Gabrielle Chanel opens her first Boutique in Deauville. Starting in 1913, she began selling a line of knitted sportswear

Opening of the firts chanel couture mansion

1915

thanks to your success, Chanel opens her first Maison de Couture in Biarritz, France, where she employs 300 workers and designs her first Haute Couture collection.