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Gabrielle Chanel was born
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
Opening of the shop in Deauville outside Hotel Normandy just behind the casino. -
Firet version of Chanel
The first version of Chanel N5 comes alive,chanel offers small samples to her Boutique clients. -
Parrfums Chanel
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
coco chanel meet the duke of westminster in monte carlo.
they fall in live -
coco chanel move to the Hotel Ritz
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
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
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
paris and reopening of the fashion house with financial backing of her old business partner and former worst ennemy pierre wertheimer. -
suzy parker
suzy parker becose the new chanel model. -
coco chanel dies
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.