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Date of Birth
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel is born in Saumur in Southern France -
Millinery Shop in Paris
Encouraged by her friends to go to Paris. There she opens a hat shop and it is extremely successful. -
Expansion
Expands her business with the help of her close friend Arthur Capel -
First Fashion Boutique
She opens her first fashion boutique in Deauville and her masculine, tailor-made clothes are received very well -
House of Chanel
She opens up a shop in Paris at 31 rue Cambon which today is still the House of Chanel -
Little Black Dress
Her iconic little black dress is featured in Vogue magazine -
War Time
WWII Germans occupy france and Chanel meets German officer Gunther von Dicklage, and they have a 3 year affair which seriously damages her reputation -
Reaction To Men Taking Leads in Fashion Industry Again
Seeing male designers like Christian Dior making clothing for women that are again restrictive, she comes out of retirement, opening the House of Chanel again and putting out a new clothing line -
Broadway
The musical about her life, titled Coco, hits Broadway and stars Katharine Hepburn -
Death
Chanel dies in her hotel room in Paris at the Ritz