Coco Chanel

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  • Coco Chanel

    Coco Chanel
    Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was born in France in 1883
    She was a pioneering fashion designer who revolutionized women’s fashion. She designed modern and simple clothes that were often based on menswear.
    She also established herself as a designer of bags, perfumes, hats and jewelry. Her famous tailored tweed trimmed suit became an icon of feminine elegance.

  • childhood

    childhood
    Her mother worked in the poorhouse where Gabrielle was born. She died when Gabrielle was six and then her father abandoned her.
    Raised in a nun's orphanage, She was known for her steadfast determination, ambition, and vitality that she applied to her professional and social life.

  • your name

    your name
    She adopted the name Coco while she was a cafe singer in 1905. Two lovers funded her first store in Paris in 1910.
    She was a poseuse, a performer who entertained the crowd between star turns. The money earned was what they managed to accumulate when the plate was passed. It was at this time that Gabrielle acquired the name "Coco" when she spent her nights singing in the cabaret, often the song, "Who Has Seen Coco?" She often liked to say the nickname was given to her by her father.

  • funded

    funded
    Two lovers funded her first store in Paris in 1910.

  • perfum

    perfum
    In 1922 Chanel introduced her perfume, Chanel No. 5, which is still highly profitable
    She also established herself as a designer of bags, perfumes, hats and jewelry. Her famous tailored tweed trimmed suit became an icon of feminine elegance.

  • war 2

    war 2
    At the beginning of World War II she moved into the Ritz Hotel in Paris, which became her home for 30 years. (1940)
    During the years that World War II lasted, a regulation prohibited Jews from owning businesses on French territory. Coco Chanel wanted to get 100% of the profits from Chanel Parfums.
    Much has been said about the position of Coco Chanel during World War II because of her relationship with a German agent. After this episode, he moved to Switzerland.

  • Died

    Died
    she died in 1971, Today, however, her name is the biggest in fashion.
    Coco Chanel's activity as a designer and dressmaker did not cease during these years and her fame continued to increase.
    On January 10, 1971, Coco Chanel passed away alone in her room at the Ritz Hotel in Paris, which was her home for years.