BIOGRAPHY OF COCO CHANEL. In 1919, she opened a house of fashion in Paris, and introduced her perfume, Chanel No.

In one of these cabarets, she met a rich retired officer, Etienne Balsan, who soon proposed that she move to his castle in Paris. Caricature by Sem. French fashion designer Coco Chanel led the high-fashion world in Paris, France, for almost six decades. In 1921, while in Monte Carlo Chanel became acquainted with Samuel Goldwyn. This sample is exclusively for KidsKonnect members!To download this worksheet, click the button below to signup for free (it only takes a minute) and you'll be brought right back to this page to start the download! She achieved both financial success as a businesswoman and catapulted to social prominence in French high society, thanks to the connections she made through her work. Her funeral was held at the Église de la Madeleine; her fashion models occupied the first seats during the ceremony and her coffin was covered with white flowers—camellias, gardenias, orchids, azaleas and a few red roses. Three jersey outfits by Chanel for March 1917. Gabrielle’s mother, Jeanne Devol, died when the girl was only eleven years old. She went out in real Chanel style, announcing: "You see, this is how you die."

Home Facts Privacy About Blog Contact Terms. When the Second World War began, Chanel closed all salons because people did not care about fashion at that time. In 1910, she opened a hat shop.

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Its creator was a Russian emigrant perfumer Ernest Bo. The collections she created at that time stand out for their free spirit and fantasy. A year later, she presented a small rectangular handbag on a long chain.