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Gabrielle Chanel is born in summer / France into a poor family.
Her father Albert Chanel was in intinerant street vendor.
Her mother was Jeanne Devolle. -
Opening of the shop in Deauville outside Hotel Normandy just behind the casino.
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The first version of Chanel N5 comes alive,chanel offers small samples to her Boutique clients.
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Is established 'parfums Chanel'. Ernst Beaux brews the petfume, one of the first ons to mix natural and artificial esssences
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coco chanel meet the duke of westminster in monte carlo.
they fall in live -
coco chanel is wealthy enough to move to hte horel ritz.
the hotel and the place vendome become a source of inspiration of her. -
September chanel closed her shops after the seclarayion of world war 11, 31 rue cambon remains open for accessories and perfumes.
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pierre wertheimer emigrates to new york.
without success coco chanel used her contacts with the german occupation forces to get hold of the wertheimer interests in her perfumes. -
paris and reopening of the fashion house with financial backing of her old business partner and former worst ennemy pierre wertheimer.
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suzy parker becose the new chanel model.
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coco chanel dies at the rits.
the funeral is the madeleline church in paris.
chanel's favorite models occupy the front row seat at la madeleine.
