Gabrielle Chanel

Scrapbook By: Martha HerrartePd.5 World History H

Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel

Doctors had misspelled her last name on her birth certificate

Birthplace: Saumur, France Coco Chanel’s mother worked at a

poor house

Childhood

Childhood cont.

Coco’s father worked as a traveling wine peddler

She had two sisters and two brothers

Her mother died when she was twelve

Childhood cont.

Her father left her and her siblings. She and her sisters went to a

convent while her brothers went to a farm as child laborers.

WorkGabrielle first started as a cabaret

singer.She sang in cafés and in concertsWhile working at the cafés she was

given the name Coco

Work cont.She continued

working as a singer until 1908.

While singing she designed and wore her own hats.

women were impressed and wanted her designs.

She first opened a hat shop with all her designs with the help of a friend.

After that first shop she closed down for awhile then started again.

She opened many shops after that and kept expanding.

AccomplishmentsCoco was the first to introduce to

the world the “little black dress”. Also she is known for her world

famous perfume Chanel No. 5

Trouble in Lifecoco had a love affair with a Nazi

officer.Some people really didn’t like the

fact that she was involved with a Nazi officer so some people stopped buying her products.

Good-Bye CocoCoco Chanel died at the

age of 88 (98)actual age.She was actually older than

what she said she was.

After Coco’s LifeNow her Clothing line

isn’t only just clothing it has about every clothing accessories you can name.

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