Cocó Chanel By beatrizd.g Aug 19, 1883 Birth: Saumur, France https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uv52Jl3484U 1895 Her mother died and her father gave her brothers and sisters and her in adoption Period: 1895 to 1901 She learned how to sew, embroider and iron in a monastery 1901 She met her first boyfriend Étienne Balsan 1908 They split up and Cocó met Arthur Edward Capel 1909 She opened a hat store in a city near Paris 1913 She opened a luxury clothes store in Deauville thanks to the money Arthur had given her 1915 She opened a store in Biarritz and gathers enough money to give back to her partner 1916 She presented her first collection and it appeared in the vogue magazine 1919 Arthur died in a car accident 1921 She created her first perfume, Chanel nº5 Period: 1921 to 1931 She had a loving relationship with the duke of Westmister 1931 She travelled to Hollywood 1939 She closed all her stores except the central boutique because of The Second World War Period: 1944 to 1954 She lived in Switzerland away from the world of fashion 1954 She reopened his haute couture house Jan 10, 1971 She died of a heart attack in Paris
