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.
Work Citedhttp://delicious.com/mherrarte
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