Coco chanel

Coco Chanel by Krisha

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  • Birth

    Birth
    She was born in a poor house in south of france.Her mothers name was Jeanne.
    Actual date unknown.
    Picture:http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:France_Flag_Map.svg
  • Mother died

    Mother died
    Her mother died and her father left and never came back.
    She was left with her 4 other siblings
    Actuall date is not known.
    Picture:http://www.kaintuckeean.com/2011/08/ev-lexington-cemetery-part-1.html
  • Started Orphanage

    Coco and her siblings start going to Orphanageof Catholic Monastery of Aubazine. She had 3 brothers, Augstine Lucien and Alphonso, and 2 sisters, Julia and Antionette.
    Actuall date unknown.
  • Leaves Orphanage

    She leaves the orphange at the age of 17 and becomes a singer with her sister Adrienne.
    actual date unknown.
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    Lives with Balsan

    Coco meets Balsan who gives her her name coco because of the song she sang. Coco becomes his mistress (second girfriend) and lives with him for 3 years but leaves him to go live with Boy Capel (One of Balsans friends.)
    Actual date unknown Actuall date not known.
  • Starts to Design

    Starts to Design
    She starts to design clothes and hats. Her hats had no corset, ladies wore it ti look skinnier, and her hats were plain. But everyone was intrested in her style.
    Actual date unknown
    Picture:http://nature.pagannewswirecollective.com/2013/08/
  • Relationship with Capel

    Coco starts her realtionship with Capel and is with him until he dies.
    Actual date unknown
  • Capel dies

    Capel dies
    Capel goes to look at a house and dies on the way in a car accident. Coco is very sad and 25 years after the accident, Coco says it is the most saddest thing ever in her life.
    Actual date unknown.
    Picture:http://www.easterstockphotos.com/free_images/flowers/slides/easter_graves.htm
  • LBD

    LBD
    Introduces the Little Black Dress in the 1920s, with no corset after Capel died. Her perfume chanel no.5 came out as welol as the LBD.
    actual date unknown.
    Picture:http://yellowmagpie.com/coco-chanel-about/
  • Retired

    She had retired in 1938 because she thought she was old. But couldn't stay away for long. She was very loved and everyone knew her.
    Actual date unknown.
  • Period: to

    Coco Moves to Switzerland

    During World War 1, Coco's lover ( a Nazi) made her move to switzerland because switzerland wasn't invove
  • Cameback

    She had retired and camback in 1954 and she has been working ever since then. Coco couldn't stay away from fashion designing. She was very good at it, many people still wear her clothes.
    Actual date unknowns
  • Died

    She died at the age of 87. She died peacefully in switzerland while working on her spring collection. She was in switzerland because her lover, a Nazi, wanted her to be safe during WWII, so he sent her off to Switzerland.She had no kids and wasn't married.