Coco Chanel or Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, a well-known French designer, was born in Loire Valley in 1883. When she was young, she was sent to the orphanage because of her poor family. On school vacations, she learned to sew from her relatives in Moulins. At the age of 18, she left the orphanage and started her work as a local tailor. She used to be a singer in cafes and concert halls, too, and she got the nickname Coco from the soldiers who went to watch her.
As a result of World War I, she had to move to Deauvile, and she became the wife of a rich military officer and then a rich English industrialist. Her relation to these men made her can have her own hat’s shop in Paris and boutiques both in Deauvile and Biarritz.
She was the first designer who made loose women’s clothes that became very popular. She also established Maison Chanel, which was a fashion force to be reckoned with.
In 1922, she launched the perfume, Chanel No.5, which has been very famous by now. Later, she designed woman clothing in various styles, such as cardigan jacket and little black dress that are still a main part of her collection.
Coco Chanel died in 1971 at the age of 88. She spent her last moments of life in her private apartment in the Ritz. These days, women still remember her thank to her contribution to the world of fashion.
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