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She was born In Saumur, France
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Her mother passed away and her father couldn't care for 5 children so he sent them to orphanages
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She enters Notre Dame at 18, she loved making ragdolls out of cloth straps there
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She gets a job as a seamstress at a tailoring store
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She developed her talent as a designer in Paris and made hats for friends as she loved making them.
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She started her 1st hat business
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The 1st Chanel Models was opened where her hats were sold
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She opened a Fashion House and there she sold innovative women's clothing
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She opened a 2nd shop with the money she made from her 1st shop
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Coco designed a pair of white satin pants that became very popular
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She introduced the Chanel Suit but raised the skirt from the ankle to above the knee. Chanel No.5 perfume was launched which contained over 80 ingredients
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She opened a Chanel House in London
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She created 'The Little Black Dress' and this was because she couldn't find anything elegant to wear to the theatre
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The Duke presented the bride to Coco and she said, "There has been many duchesses of Westminster, but Chanel there is only one"
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Coco was hired by MGM and they paid her a million dollars to travel twice a year to Hollywood to dress her stars
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She met Paul Iribe, a French Basque designer, who designed jewellery for Chanel. Coco also had the idea of creating clothes with stretchy fabrics.
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She closed her shop as she didn't think it was appropriate time for fashion because of World War 2
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She was arrested under the accusation of collaboration with the Nazi's
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She left Paris and went to Switzerland
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She returned to Paris and reopened her fashion house
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She won a Neiman Marcus Fashion award
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At 80 years old she wan a millionaire but she was still working. Her fragrance was No 1 in sales
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Katherine Hepburn created Coco the musical
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Coco dies at 87 from a heart attack in her room at the Ritz Hotel
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Karl Legerfeld becomes shop manager at the House of Chanel 12 years after Chanel dies. Karl has kept Chanel's name going and made it an even more popular brand
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