Gabrielle Canel

Gabrielle Chanel was born

Oct 19, 1883

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 shop

Aug 19, 1913

Opening of the shop in Deauville outside Hotel Normandy just behind the casino.

Firet version of Chanel

Nov 14, 1921

The first version of Chanel N5 comes alive,chanel offers small samples to her Boutique clients.

Parrfums Chanel

Aug 12, 1924

Is established 'parfums Chanel'. Ernst Beaux brews the petfume, one of the first ons to mix natural and artificial esssences

meet the duke of westminsts

Apr 17, 1925

coco chanel meet the duke of westminster in monte carlo.
they fall in live

coco chanel move to the Hotel Ritz

Sep 8, 1937

coco chanel is wealthy enough to move to hte horel ritz.
the hotel and the place vendome become a source of inspiration of her.

chanel closes her shops

Nov 17, 1939

September chanel closed her shops after the seclarayion of world war 11, 31 rue cambon remains open for accessories and perfumes.

pierre wertheimer emigrates to new york

Dec 20, 1940

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

Feb 5, 1954

paris and reopening of the fashion house with financial backing of her old business partner and former worst ennemy pierre wertheimer.

suzy parker

Aug 16, 1955

suzy parker becose the new chanel model.

coco chanel dies

Jan 10, 1971

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.