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19 august 1883, birth of gabrielle chanel in samur, france -
When her mother died when she was 11, her father chose to place her in a nun's.
There she learned to sew until at the age of eighteen she got a job as a salesperson. -
opens a hat shop, called Chanel Modes. Famous French actresses of the time wore her hats, and helped build her reputation. -
Gabrielle Chanel opens her first Boutique in Deauville. Starting in 1913, she began selling a line of knitted sportswear -
thanks to your success, Chanel opens her first Maison de Couture in Biarritz, France, where she employs 300 workers and designs her first Haute Couture collection. -
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during the Second World War, he lost many customers in France due to problems, however he got new clietela in England and the United States. Vogue described her as «the great revolutionary». Actresses Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly and Rita Hayworth... brought Chanel’s new designs. -
Chanel died at the age of 81 at the Ritz Hotel from a heart attack. 'A lonely death after a lonely life marked the end of the myth’s life' -
