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Birth
Born in Saumur, France -
Orphanage
Left in an orphanage at the age of 12 with 2 sisters and 2 brothers -
Fashion beginnings...
Taught how to sew by a nun at the orphanage and later applies her skills to work at a local tailor. -
Cabaret
Sings at a cabaret called La Rotonde to make a living under the name of "Coco". -
Chanel Modes
After years designing and selling hats for her wealthy friends, opens a hat shop called "Chanel Modes" with the help of her boyfriend. -
Chanel Boutique
Opens a boutique in Deauville, France, and introduces casual clothes. -
Chanel No.5
After years opening new boutiques and heartbroken due to the death in a car accident of her boyfriend, Coco creates a fragance. -
Iconic products
Introduces her first makeup line and the iconic Chanel suit. -
Fame and money
Reaches her prime with 4 different business - a fashion house, a textile business, perfume laboratories and makeup factories. -
Drugs
Becomes a habitual drug used and consumes morphine daily. -
World War II
The outbreak of WWII leads to the closure of much of her bysubess and she moves to Germany, where she is said to be a Nazi Spy. -
Haters and criticism
At the age of 71, reopens some of her shops, but receives much criticism because she might have been a Nazi spy. -
American followers
Reintroduces her classic looks and gets many American buyers. -
Death
Dies at the age of 88 in her hotel room at The Ritz in Paris