News people : When Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel died in her suite at the Ritz in Paris 50 years ago, the world mourned the greatest fashion designer of the century - without mentioning her wartime work as a spy for the SS. (#1271841)
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Fashion in Paris: Remembering Iconic Designer Coco Chanel
quot;Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. Life shapes the face you have at thirty. But at fifty you get the face you deserve." - Coco Chanel Coco Chanel and Jeanne Moreau, Paris, 1957 What inspired her and how she applied the inspiration. What she wanted and how she reached it. It's more…
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Chanel's Life and Works Continue to Inspire Others - The New York Times
From a poorhouse in Saumur, to a Catholic orphanage in the Dordogne to a nightclub stage in Moulins, Coco Chanel’s life did not truly take off until she moved to the fashion capital of Paris. Here…
Coco Chanel, The Life and Times of an Icon - France Today
Famed fashion designer Coco Chanel was born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France, although she would later claim that her real date of birth was 1893, making her ten years younger. Her mother died in 1895, when Gabrielle was six years old, leaving her father, who worked as a peddler with five children. After this dramatic happening, Chanel was sent to the orphanage of the Catholic monastery of Aubazine with her two sisters, where they spent 6 years. During this time nu
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A new book reveals the heady ingredients that made Coco Chanel so seductive and her dalliances with Dukes, a polo player and Russian composer Igor Stravinsky.
Unabashed lover of millionaires, royalty and even a top Nazi - racy book on life of Coco Chanel
London Fashion Week starts on Thursday so mark it by getting acquainted with fashion designer extraordinaire Coco Chanel, from her humble beginnings to her last words on her deathbed
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Check out this article on Biography.com about the style icon. “Fashion designer. Born on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. With her trademark suits and little black dresses, Coco Chanel created timeless designs that are still popular today. She herself became a much revered style icon known for her simple yet sophisticated outfits paired with […]
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