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Dincklage was also a collaborator for the German SD; his superiors being Walter
Schellenberg and Alexander Waag in Berlin. Chanel and Dincklage were to report to Schellenberg at the RSHA, with a plan that Chanel had proposed to Dincklage: she, Coco Chanel, was to meet Churchill and persuade him to negotiate with the Germans. In late 1943 or early 1944, Chanel and her SS superior, Schellenberg, who had a weakness for unconventional schemes, devised a plan to get Britain to consider a separate peace to be negotiated by the SS. When interrogated by British intelligence at the war's end, Schellenberg maintained that Chanel was "a person who knew Churchill sufficiently to undertake political negotiations with him". For this mission, code-named
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1485:, wearing three outfits: a red dress with a V-neck paired with ropes of pearls; a tiered seersucker evening gown; and a navy jersey mid-calf suit. Arnaud wore this outfit, "with its slightly padded, square shouldered cardigan jacket, two patch pockets and sleeves that unbuttoned back to reveal crisp white cuffs", above "a white muslin blouse with a perky collar and bow stayed perfectly in place with small tabs that buttoned onto the waistline of an easy A-line skirt." Ballard had bought the suit herself, which gave "an overwhelming impression of insouciant, youthful elegance", and orders for the clothing that Arnaud had modelled soon poured in from the US.
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disliked by designers because the knit structure made it difficult to handle compared to woven fabrics. According to the
Metropolitan Museum of Art, "With her financial situation precarious in the early years of her design career, Chanel purchased jersey primarily for its low cost. The qualities of the fabric, however, ensured that the designer would continue to use it long after her business became profitable." Chanel's early wool jersey travelling suit consisted of a cardigan jacket and pleated skirt, paired with a low-belted pullover top. This ensemble, worn with low-heeled shoes, became the casual look in expensive women's wear.
518:, but despite Chanel's hopes that they would settle together, Capel was never faithful to her. Their affair lasted nine years. Even after Capel married an English aristocrat, Lady Diana Wyndham in 1918, he did not completely break off with Chanel. He died in a car accident on 22 December 1919. A roadside memorial at the site of Capel's accident is said to have been commissioned by Chanel. Twenty-five years after the event, Chanel, then residing in Switzerland, confided to her friend, Paul Morand, "His death was a terrible blow to me. In losing Capel, I lost everything. What followed was not a life of happiness, I have to say."
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as if climbing stairs of an imaginary bus, and bend as if getting into a low-slung sports car. Chanel wanted to make sure women could do all of these things while wearing her suit, without accidentally exposing parts of their body they wanted covered. Each client would have repeated adjustments until their suit was comfortable enough for them to perform daily activities with comfort and ease.
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allowed for free and easy movement. This was greatly appreciated at the time because women were working for the war effort as nurses, civil servants, and in factories. Their jobs involved physical activity and they had to ride trains, buses, and bicycles to get to work. For such circumstances, they desired outfits that did not give way easily and could be put on without the help of servants.
424:, a performer who entertained the crowd between star turns. The money earned was what they managed to accumulate when the plate was passed. It was at this time that Gabrielle acquired the name "Coco" when she spent her nights singing in the cabaret, often the song, "Who Has Seen Coco?" She often liked to say the nickname was given to her by her father. Others believe "Coco" came from
351:, Maine-et-Loire. She was Jeanne's second child with Albert Chanel; the first, Julia, had been born less than a year earlier. Albert Chanel was an itinerant street vendor who peddled work clothes and undergarments, living a nomadic life, travelling to and from market towns. The family resided in run-down lodgings. In 1884, he married Jeanne Devolle, persuaded to
1268:" with German officers, Chanel faced no such action. At the time of the French liberation in 1944, Chanel left a note in her store window explaining Chanel No. 5 to be free to all GIs. During this time, she fled to Switzerland to avoid criminal charges for her collaborations as a Nazi spy. After the liberation, she was known to have been interviewed in Paris by
1264:, working in the German embassy close to the Gestapo. When the Nazi occupation of France began, Chanel decided to close her store, claiming a patriotic motivation behind such decision. However, when she moved into the same Hotel Ritz that was housing the German military, her motivations became clear to many. While many women in France were punished for "
1759:. The spare look generated widespread criticism from male journalists, who complained: "no more bosom, no more stomach, no more rump ... Feminine fashion of this moment in the 20th century will be baptized lop off everything." The popularity of the little black dress can be attributed in part to the timing of its introduction. The 1930s was the
505:. In later years, Chanel reminisced of this time in her life: "two gentlemen were outbidding for my hot little body." Capel, a wealthy member of the English upper class, installed Chanel in an apartment in Paris, and financed her first shops. It is said that Capel's sartorial style influenced the conception of the Chanel look. The bottle design for
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565:, the sailor blouse. Chanel had the dedicated support of two family members, her sister Antoinette, and her paternal aunt Adrienne, who was of a similar age. Adrienne and Antoinette were recruited to model Chanel's designs; on a daily basis the two women paraded through the town and on its boardwalks, advertising the Chanel creations.
641:('The Rite of Spring') against financial loss with an anonymous gift to Diaghilev, said to be 300,000 francs. In addition to turning out her couture collections, Chanel threw herself into designing dance costumes for the Ballets Russes. In the years 1923â1937, she collaborated on productions choreographed by Diaghilev and dancer
1378:(FFC). Historian Guillaume Pollack disputes the evidence saying the membership card, issued in 1957, has clearly been whited out before "Eric" was written in with no supporting evidence from witnesses on file that she was ever in the resistance and that "Eric" primarily operated in the Balkans, not where Chanel lived.
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447:. Vichy boasted a profusion of concert halls, theatres, and cafés where she hoped to achieve success as a performer. Chanel's youth and physical charms impressed those for whom she auditioned, but her singing voice was marginal and she failed to find stage work. Obliged to find employment, she took work at the
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comeback collection in 1954, the French press were cautious due to her collaboration during the war and the controversy of the collection. However, the
American and British press saw it as a "breakthrough", bringing together fashion and youth in a new way. Bettina Ballard, the influential editor of the US
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I was looking for something else and I come across this document saying 'Chanel is a Nazi agent' ... Then I really started hunting through all of the archives, in the United States, in London, in Berlin, and in Rome and I came across not one, but 20, 30, 40 absolutely solid archival materials on
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Mademoiselle Chanel allowed herself to make about those black years of the occupation, one's teeth would be set on edge. But the truth was that the war simply did not interest her. Her overpowering egocentricity protected her better than the Maginot Line
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In an outdoor environment of turf and sea, Chanel took in the sun, making suntans not only acceptable, but a symbol denoting a life of privilege and leisure. Historically, identifiable exposure to the sun had been the mark of labourers doomed to a life of unremitting, unsheltered toil. "A milky skin
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when the clasp and lock were redesigned to incorporate the Chanel logo and leather was interlaced through the shoulder chain, the bag has retained its original basic form. In 2005, the Chanel firm released an exact replica of the original 1955 bag to commemorate the 50th anniversary of its creation.
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VerduraâChanel collaboration. The fashionable and wealthy loved the creations and made the line wildly successful. Chanel said, "It's disgusting to walk around with millions around the neck because one happens to be rich. I only like fake
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Chanel's initial triumph was her innovative use of jersey, a machine knit material manufactured for her by the firm Rodier. Traditionally relegated to the manufacture of undergarments and sportswear (tennis, golf, and beach attire), jersey was considered too "ordinary" to be used in couture, and was
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Saturday, 9 January. Soon after, feeling ill, she went to bed early. She said her final words to her maid which were: "You
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Schellenberg and Chanel, Lombardi was led to believe that the forthcoming journey to Spain would be a business trip exploring the potential for establishing Chanel couture in Madrid. Lombardi acted as an intermediary, delivering a letter written by Chanel to Churchill,
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of 1936. In closing her couture house, Chanel made a definitive statement of her political views. Her dislike of Jews, reportedly sharpened by her association with society elites, had solidified her beliefs. She shared with many of her circle a conviction that Jews were a threat to Europe because of
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Gabrielle Chasnel because to correct, legally, the misspelled name on her birth certificate would reveal that she was born in a poor house hospice. The couple had six childrenâJulia, Gabrielle, Alphonse (the first boy, born 1885), Antoinette (born 1887), Lucien, and Augustin
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Chanel introduced a line of jewellery that was a conceptual innovation, as her designs and materials incorporated both costume jewellery and fine gem stones. This was revolutionary in an era when jewellery was strictly categorised into either fine or costume jewellery. Her inspirations were global,
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is often cited as a Chanel contribution to the fashion lexicon, a style still worn to this day. In 1912â1913, the actress
Suzanne Orlandi was one of the first women to wear a Chanel little black dress, in velvet with a white collar. In 1920, Chanel herself vowed that, while observing an audience at
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stay around the waist, instead of a belt. More importantly, meticulous attention was placed on detail during fittings. Measurements were taken of a customer in a standing position with arms folded at shoulder height. Chanel conducted tests with models, having them walk around, step up to a platform
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million in 2022 valuation. Her future share would be two per cent of all Chanel No. 5 sales worldwide (projected to gross her $ 34 million a year as of 2022), making her one of the richest women in the world at the time the contract was renegotiated. In addition, Pierre
Wertheimer agreed to an
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The horse culture and penchant for hunting so passionately pursued by the elites, especially the British, fired Chanel's imagination. Her own enthusiastic indulgence in the sporting life led to clothing designs informed by those activities. From her excursions on water with the yachting world, she
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At more than 70 years old, after having her couture house closed for 15 years, she felt the time was right for her to re-enter the fashion world. The revival of her couture house in 1954 was fully financed by Chanel's opponent in the perfume battle, Pierre Wertheimer. When Chanel came out with her
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declassified and released documents confirming Coco Chanel's role with Germany in World War II. Working as a spy, Chanel was directly involved in a plan for the Third Reich to take control of Madrid. Such documents identify Chanel as an agent in the German military intelligence, the Abwehr. Chanel
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Her experience with American film making left Chanel with a dislike for Hollywood's film business and a distaste for the film world's culture, which she called "infantile". Chanel's verdict was that "Hollywood is the capital of bad taste ... and it is vulgar." Ultimately, her design aesthetic
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in 1915. Biarritz, on the CĂŽte Basque, close to wealthy Spanish clients, was a playground for the moneyed set and those exiled from their native countries by the war. The Biarritz shop was installed not as a store-front, but in a villa opposite the casino. After one year of operation, the business
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collaborated with Chanel in the creation of extravagant jewellery pieces commissioned by the International Guild of Diamond Merchants. The collection, executed exclusively in diamonds and platinum, was exhibited for public viewing and drew a large audience; some 3,000 attendees were recorded in a
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was threatened. The boyish look and the short skirts of the 1920s flapper seemed to disappear overnight. Chanel's designs for film stars in Hollywood were not successful and had not enhanced her reputation as expected. More significantly, Chanel's star had been eclipsed by her premier rival, the
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raved over Chanel's designs: "The woman who hasn't at least one Chanel is hopelessly out of fashion ... This season the name Chanel is on the lips of every buyer." Chanel's ascendancy was the official deathblow to the corseted female silhouette. The frills, fuss, and constraints endured by
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Churchill and Chanel's friendship marks its origin in the 1920s, with the eruption of Chanel's scandalous beginning when falling in love with the Duke of Westminster. Churchill's intervention at the end of the war prevented Chanel's punishment for spy collaborations, and ultimately salvaged her
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In 1943, Chanel travelled to the RSHA in Berlinâthe "lion's den"âwith her liaison and "old friend", the German Embassy in Paris press attachĂ© Baron Hans GĂŒnther von Dincklage, a former Prussian Army officer and attorney general, who was also known as "Sparrow" among his friends and colleagues.
1814:, the obsession with costly, fine jewels, Chanel turned costume jewellery into a coveted accessoryâespecially when worn in grand displays, as she did. Originally inspired by the opulent jewels and pearls given to her by aristocratic lovers, Chanel raided her own jewel vault and partnered with
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First introduced in 1923, the Chanel tweed suit was designed for comfort and practicality. It consisted of a jacket and skirt in supple and light wool or mohair tweed, and a blouse and jacket lining in jersey or silk. Chanel did not stiffen the material or use shoulder pads, as was common in
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Although Chanel was viewed as a prominent figure of luxury fashion during her life, Chanel's influence has been examined further after her death in 1971. When Chanel died, the first lady of France, Mme Pompidou, organised a hero's tribute. Soon, French intelligence agencies released damaging
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The extent of Churchill's intervention for Chanel after the war became a subject of gossip and speculation. Some historians claimed that people worried that, if Chanel were forced to testify about her own activities at trial, she would expose the pro-Nazi sympathies and activities of certain
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1301:, they also recruited Vera Bate Lombardi. Count Joseph von Ledebur-Wicheln, a Nazi agent who defected to the British Secret Service in 1944, recalled a meeting he had with Dincklage in early 1943, in which the baron had suggested including Lombardi as a courier. Dincklage purportedly said,
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toiletry bottles he carried in his leather travelling case or she adapted the design of the whisky decanter Capel used. She so much admired it that she wished to reproduce it in "exquisite, expensive, delicate glass". The couple spent time together at fashionable resorts such as
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In 1939, at the beginning of World War II, Chanel closed her shops, maintaining her apartment situated above the couture house at 31 Rue de Cambon. She said that it was not a time for fashion; as a result of her action, 4,000 female employees lost their jobs. Her biographer
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contemporary fashion. She cut the jackets on the straight grain, without adding bust darts. This allowed for quick and easy movement. She designed the neckline to leave the neck comfortably free and added functional pockets. For a higher level of comfort, the skirt had a
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A lot of people in this world don't want the iconic figure of Gabrielle Coco Chanel, one of France's great cultural idols, destroyed. This is definitely something that a lot of people would have preferred to put aside, to forget, to just go on selling Chanel scarves and
1168:'s son-in-law, as her lawyer to sue Wertheimer. Ultimately, the Wertheimers and Chanel came to a mutual accommodation, renegotiating the original 1924 contract. On 17 May 1947, Chanel received wartime profits from the sale of Chanel No. 5, an amount equivalent to some
966:. After her romance with Reverdy ended in 1926, they maintained a friendship that lasted some forty years. It is postulated that the legendary maxims attributed to Chanel and published in periodicals were crafted under the mentorship of Reverdyâa collaborative effort.
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speculated that Chanel left Hollywood because "they told her her dresses weren't sensational enough. She made a lady look like a lady. Hollywood wants a lady to look like two ladies." Chanel went on to design the costumes for several French films, including
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during the second week of September and remained until May 1921. She developed a romantic relationship with Igor Stravinsky during this time, but the affair was brief. Chanel also guaranteed the new (1920) Ballets Russes production of Stravinsky's
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Coinciding with her introduction to the duke was her introduction, again through Lombardi, to Lombardi's cousin, the Prince of Wales, Edward VIII. The prince allegedly was smitten with Chanel and pursued her in spite of her involvement with the
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During Chanel's affair with the Duke of Westminster in the 1930s, her style began to reflect her personal emotions. Her inability to reinvent the little black dress was a sign of such reality. She began to design a "less is more" aesthetic.
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In 1929, Chanel introduced a handbag inspired by soldiers' bags. Its thin shoulder strap allowed the user to keep her hands free. Following her comeback, Chanel updated the design in February 1955, creating what would become the
1594:, long hair, hobble skirts". Her design aesthetic redefined the fashionable woman in the postâWorld War I era. The Chanel trademark look was of youthful ease, liberated physicality, and unencumbered sportive confidence.
1467:. Chanel was convinced that women would ultimately rebel against the aesthetic favoured by the male couturiers, what she called "illogical" design: the "waist cinchers, padded bras, heavy skirts, and stiffened jackets".
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issued a statement, portions of which were published by several media outlets. Chanel corporate "refuted the claim" (of espionage), while acknowledging that company officials had read only media excerpts of the book.
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had protected her country. No one could impinge upon what one might call her splendid isolation. She said: "There will always be wars because so many medicines are being invented that soon people won't die anymore."
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848:, the orphanage where Chanel spent her youth. When asked why she did not marry the Duke of Westminster, she is supposed to have said: "There have been several Duchesses of Westminster. There is only one Chanel."
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reveal that the French Préfecture de Police had a document on Chanel in which she was described as "Couturier and perfumer. Pseudonym: Westminster. Agent reference: F 7124. Signalled as suspect in the file"
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1151:. Interested parties in the proceedings were cognizant that Chanel's Nazi affiliations during wartime, if made public knowledge, would seriously threaten the reputation and status of the Chanel brand.
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magazine in 1932. She said that she had agreed to go to Hollywood to "see what the pictures have to offer me and what I have to offer the pictures". Chanel designed the clothing worn on screen by
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era, when women needed affordable fashion. Chanel boasted that she had enabled the non-wealthy to "walk around like millionaires". Chanel started making little black dresses in wool or
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predicted that such a simple yet chic design would become a virtual uniform for women of taste, famously comparing its basic lines to the ubiquitous and no less widely accessible
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magazine summarised the dilemma faced by the Wertheimers: how "a legal fight might illuminate Chanel's wartime activities and wreck her imageâand his business."
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In 1918, Chanel purchased the building at 31 rue Cambon, in one of the most fashionable districts of Paris. In 1921, she opened an early incarnation of a fashion
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ceased publication, Chanel veered to the opposite end of the ideological continuum by financing Pierre Lestringuez's radical left-wing magazine
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related an apocryphal story in circulation that Chanel was "called Coco because she threw the most fabulous cocaine parties in Paris".
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appropriated the clothing associated with nautical pursuits: the horizontal striped shirt, bell-bottom pants, crewneck sweaters, and
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officer and attorney general who had been an operative in military intelligence since 1920, who eased her arrangements at the Ritz.
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peace overture to Churchill to end the war. Chanel began a liaison with a German diplomat/spy she had known before the war, Baron (
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era with popularising a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. She is the only fashion designer listed on
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to be forwarded to him via the British Embassy in Madrid. Schellenberg's SS liaison officer, Captain
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L'adaptation d'un flacon d'eau de toilette pour hommes datant de l'avant-guerre du chemisier Charvet
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attended her funeral in the Church of the Madeleine. Her grave is in the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery,
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to launch a House of Chanel jewellery line. A white enamelled cuff featuring a jewelled
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A Cultural History of Fashion in the 20th and 21st Centuries: From Catwalk to Sidewalk
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4406:"Fashion design for Suzanne Orlandi, ĂtĂ© 1901, by Jeanne Paquin"
2364:[Fashion legend Chanel: How Coco almost ended the war].
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into jewellery, handbags, and fragrance. Her signature scent,
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by her family who had "united, effectively, to pay Albert".
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The Emperor of Scent: A true story of perfume and obsession
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list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century
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4605:"Festival de Cannes: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky"
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shoesâall traditionally worn by sailors and fishermen.
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Sleeping with the Enemy, Coco Chanel and the Secret War
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3212:"Chanel 31 rue Cambon. The History Behind The Facade"
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Kloth, Hans Michael; Kolbe, Corina (26 August 2008).
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1738:the opera, she would dress all women in black.
471:Caricature of Chanel and Arthur "Boy" Capel by
432:, or it was an allusion to the French word for
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1969:(2009) was a French-language film directed by
1823:jewellery ... because it's provocative."
1321:
394:Having learned to sew during her six years at
5365:
5227:
4889:
4575:"Short History of The Famous Chanel 2.55 Bag"
3951:"Biography claims Coco Chanel was a Nazi spy"
3705:
3478:Font, Lourdes (2 July 2009), "Chanel, Coco",
3340:. Vol. 151, no. 52039. p. 62.
3239:
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1366:In 2023, a purported membership card for the
5244:Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode
4637:
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997:
946:. Chanel introduced the left-wing Renoir to
4541:. Cincinnati: David & Charles. p.
4286:
4284:
4282:
4209:
4207:
4057:SĂĄnchez Vegara, Isabel (24 February 2016).
3473:
3471:
3469:
3467:
3465:
3463:
3395:
2971:
2631:
2430:
2404:. New York: Enigma Books. pp. 165â66.
2240:
1425:
1362:Alleged membership in the French Resistance
749:and dances with every maneuver of her head.
709:elite in Paris and wife of Spanish painter
5372:
5358:
5234:
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4896:
4882:
4530:
4528:
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4147:
3981:
3823:
3771:. Little, Brown and Company. p. 144.
3488:10.1093/gao/9781884446054.article.t2081197
3389:
3228:
2359:
2169:
1733:After the jersey suit, the concept of the
1614:Three jersey outfits by Chanel, March 1917
1225:, chief of the German intelligence agency
38:
4656:
4568:
4566:
4564:
4562:
3884:MinistĂšre des armĂ©es â MĂ©moire des Hommes
3830:Cartner-Morley, Jess (9 September 2023).
3518:
3516:
3514:
3512:
3510:
3508:
3506:
2544:
2344:
1915:The first film produced about Chanel was
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4279:
4267:1922 evening dress embroidered by Kitmir
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3460:
3402:. Penguin Books Limited. pp. 345â.
3268:
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2864:
2842:
2791:, Bloomsbury Education, pp. 46â57,
2786:
2731:
2694:
2519:
2444:. Agence France-Presse. 7 January 2021.
2397:
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1086:Signature scent of the House of Chanel,
1081:
859:
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533:wore her hats in Fernand NoziĂšre's play
466:
325:
4525:
4469:
4348:
4148:Wilson, Scott; Mank, Gregory W (2016).
3425:
3072:
2904:
2325:
2018:as the 70-year-old Chanel. Directed by
2014:(2008) was a television movie starring
1985:. The film was based on the 2002 novel
1902:Coco Chanel: The Life of a Fashion Icon
1701:had an established association used in
954:Significant liaisons: Reverdy and Iribe
6206:French collaborators with Nazi Germany
6158:
4742:
4723:
4559:
4538:Handbags: What Every Woman Should Know
4434:
4371:
4089:"Chanel, the Couturier, Dead in Paris"
4013:
4011:
3799:Picardie, Justine (9 September 2023).
3687:from the original on 22 September 2017
3674:
3554:
3503:
3329:
3000:
2943:
2871:Hirst, Gwendoline (22 February 2001).
2736:. New York: Random House. p. 11.
2667:
2642:
2612:
2520:Picardie, Justine (5 September 2010).
2481:
2212:
1275:
5648:Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein
5353:
5215:
5082:Jacqueline Kennedy's pink Chanel suit
4877:
4791:
4763:
4675:
4386:from the original on 19 November 2015
3984:The Bloomsbury Encyclopedia of Design
3963:from the original on 24 December 2019
3860:from the original on 9 September 2023
3625:from the original on 17 February 2017
3344:from the original on 10 November 2021
3295:
3243:
3117:
3052:
2870:
2861:
2448:from the original on 10 November 2021
1720:
1570:
880:, cousin to the last tsar of Russia,
855:
754:Associations with British aristocrats
575:Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich of Russia
549:In 1913, Chanel opened a boutique in
287:. Chanel stayed in France during the
233:
4490:from the original on 10 October 2023
4445:. Indiana University Press. p.
4099:from the original on 11 October 2021
4069:from the original on 7 February 2019
4038:from the original on 11 October 2018
3880:"Gabrielle CHANEL alias Coco Chanel"
3746:from the original on 6 December 2019
3720:from the original on 14 January 2012
3643:
3477:
3428:The Wendy and Emery Reves Collection
3362:
3151:from the original on 10 October 2023
3137:. Sterling Publishing. p. 133.
2925:from the original on 10 October 2023
2845:Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
2682:from the original on 11 January 2022
2645:Coco Chanel and the Pulse of History
2418:from the original on 10 October 2023
2330:. New York: Knopf. pp. 160â64.
2176:Horton, Ros; Simmons, Sally (2007).
2119:from the original on 8 November 2020
1063:, a German aristocrat and member of
496:Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life
258:brand, she was credited in the post-
4008:
3675:Warner, Judith (2 September 2011).
2823:. Hachette-Vendome. pp. 37â38.
2592:. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson.
1892:for the first eight months, and by
1626:
1451:achieved success in 1947 with his "
686:. They created a corporate entity,
674:, introduced Chanel to businessman
462:
16:French fashion designer (1883â1971)
13:
6181:20th-century French businesspeople
5335:Invited, foreign and guest members
4631:
4572:
4509:Pendergast, Tom and Sarah (2004).
4416:from the original on 18 April 2016
4372:Jacobs, Laura (19 November 2011).
4192:from the original on 8 August 2021
3931:from the original on 23 April 2013
3768:Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets
3590:from the original on 27 March 2019
3040:from the original on 12 April 2022
2768:from the original on 7 August 2020
2668:Wilson, Frances (1 October 2010).
2372:from the original on 27 March 2019
2157:from the original on 22 April 2019
1631:Designers such as Paul Poiret and
678:. Bader was interested in selling
254:. The founder and namesake of the
14:
6262:
6211:French expatriates in Switzerland
6176:20th-century French businesswomen
5141:Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
4811:
4585:from the original on 3 April 2016
4320:"Introduction of the Chanel suit"
4248:from the original on 11 July 2012
4186:Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History
3578:Anderson, Margot (14 July 2009).
3330:Thomas, Dana (24 February 2002).
2617:. London: Bloomsbury. p. 3.
1966:Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky
1826:
1741:In 1926, the American edition of
1144:to the hands of the Wertheimers.
962:and the illustrator and designer
503:Captain Arthur Edward 'Boy' Capel
402:. When not sewing, she sang in a
6201:French businesspeople in fashion
3706:Daussy, Laure (18 August 2011).
3193:from the original on 2 July 2023
2700:
2532:from the original on 15 May 2021
2522:"The Secret Life of Coco Chanel"
2107:"How Poverty Shaped Coco Chanel"
1605:
1194:, Chief of SS intelligence, the
1049:government in the Soviet Union.
925:did not translate well to film.
235:[ÉĄabÊijÉlbÉnĆÊkÉkoÊanÉl]
194:
4841:Coco Chanel in the Art Deco Era
4502:
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4351:Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style
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3699:
3677:"Was Coco Chanel a Nazi Agent?"
3668:
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3444:. Inoutstar.com. Archived from
3434:
3430:. Dallas: Dallas Museum of Art.
3356:
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3073:Cokayne, George Edward (1982).
3066:
3022:
2950:(in French). Le Seuil. p.
2937:
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2780:
2750:
2661:
2606:
2213:Chaney, Lisa (6 October 2011).
1030:
942:, in which she was credited as
398:, Chanel found employment as a
6236:French women fashion designers
5525:Unknown Tiananmen Square rebel
4638:Charles-Roux, Edmonde (2005).
4437:"Cinema/Americanism/the Robot"
4410:V&A Search the Collections
3992:10.5040/9781472596178-bed-c036
3396:Lisa Chaney (6 October 2011).
3332:"The Power Behind The Cologne"
3302:. Reaktion Books. p. 38.
2908:Chanel: Her Style and Her Life
2875:. BA Education. Archived from
2819:Charles-Roux, Edmonde (1981).
2588:Charles-Roux, Edmonde (1981).
2099:
1678:
1659:(peasant) attire known as the
1381:
1376:Forces Françaises Combattantes
1164:, Vichy France prime minister
910:The Greeks Had a Word for Them
872:Chanel became acquainted with
390:Aspirations for a stage career
385:Personal life and early career
1:
6221:French women company founders
5391:Leaders & revolutionaries
4728:. Bloomsbury Publishing PLC.
4661:. Weidenfeld & Nicolson.
4476:. A&C Black. p. 36.
3921:"Was Coco Chanel a Nazi spy?"
3248:. New York: Alfred A. Knopf.
3246:Stravinsky: A Creative Spring
3175:"The House that Dreams Built"
2709:. Lifetime TV. Archived from
2092:
2003:
1864:Depictions in popular culture
1488:
1403:In an interview given to the
1237:(Counterintelligence) at the
334:
4535:Pedersen, Stephanie (2006).
4511:Fashion, Costume and Culture
3426:Bretell, Richard R. (1995).
2797:10.5040/9781350051201.ch-004
2732:Garelick, Rhonda K. (2014).
1997:Cannes Film Festival of 2009
1785:
1645:Grand Duchess Maria Pavlovna
1528:Her funeral was held at the
1282:French intelligence agencies
330:Chanel "interlocking C" logo
21:Coco Chanel (disambiguation)
7:
4705:Fiemeyer, Isabelle (2011).
4123:Fodor's Travel Intelligence
4119:"CimetiĂšre du Bois-de-Vaux"
3644:Muir, Kate (4 April 2009).
3633:– via Newspapers.com.
3482:, Oxford University Press,
3337:The New York Times Magazine
3225:, retrieved 10 October 2012
2398:Doerries, Reinhard (2009).
2179:Women Who Changed the World
1692:
1649:Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich
1522:see, this is how you die."
1322:Protection from prosecution
1251:Nuremberg Military Tribunal
878:Grand Duke Dmitri Pavlovich
173:Neiman Marcus Fashion Award
10:
6267:
5542:Artists & entertainers
4940:
4903:
4870:Victoria and Albert Museum
4858:Coco Chanel 1969 interview
4847:Lisa Chaney on Coco Chanel
4690:10.2752/136270406778664986
4442:Modernity and Mass Culture
4374:"The Enduring Coco Chanel"
4242:Victoria and Albert Museum
3557:Chanel: A Woman of Her Own
3524:"retrieved August 3, 2012"
3269:Taruskin, Richard (1996).
3006:The Secret of Chanel No. 5
2843:Picardie, Justine (2010).
1953:as the young Chanel, with
1868:
1854:
1554:Marie-HĂ©lĂšne de Rothschild
1262:Hans GĂŒnther von Dincklage
1239:Reich Security Main Office
1061:Hans GĂŒnther von Dincklage
313:Hans GĂŒnther von Dincklage
18:
5998:
5844:Scientists & thinkers
5843:
5692:
5541:
5390:
5341:List of grands couturiers
5334:
5250:
5193:
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5069:
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4951:
4911:
4028:"Coco Chanel (1883â1971)"
3765:Haedrich, Marcel (1972).
3173:Sabatini, Adelia (2010).
2643:Rhonda, Garelick (2014).
1711:The Lady of the Camellias
1394:The Chanel Group stated,
1343:Baron Louis de Vaufreland
1243:Reichssicherheitshauptamt
998:Rivalry with Schiaparelli
624:, in the Paris suburb of
585:at 31 rue Cambon, Paris.
168:
158:
128:
106:
91:
75:
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30:
6216:French fashion designers
4726:Coco Chanel: A Biography
4657:de Courcy, Anne (2020).
4470:English, Bonnie (2013).
4349:Gautier, Jerome (2011).
3652:. London. Archived from
3614:"Sweet Smell of Perfume"
3399:Chanel: An Intimate Life
3371:. Random House. p.
3217:18 February 2018 at the
3131:Mackrell, Alice (2005).
2944:Bollon, Patrice (2002).
2615:Coco Chanel: A Biography
2486:Chanel: An Intimate Life
2216:Chanel: An Intimate Life
2182:. Quercus. p. 103.
2026:as the young Chanel and
2022:, the film also starred
1896:for the rest of its run.
1874:The Broadway production
1516:
1426:Post-war life and career
1266:horizontal collaboration
921:became private clients.
54:Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel
4818:Official Site of Chanel
4642:. Thames & Hudson.
4379:The Wall Street Journal
4214:Leymarie, Jean (1987).
3442:"Coco Chanel Biography"
3363:Burr, Chandler (2002).
3244:Walsh, Stephen (1999).
2905:Wallach, Janet (1998).
2139:"Coco Chanel Biography"
1909:
797:The duke, an outspoken
784:Edward, Prince of Wales
670:, founder of the Paris
353:legitimate his children
5455:Martin Luther King Jr.
4435:Wollen, Peter (1991).
4306:12 August 2020 at the
3927:. AP. 17 August 2011.
2368:(in German). Hamburg.
1957:as Ătienne Balsan and
1799:
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1530:Ăglise de la Madeleine
1423:
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1180:Activity as Nazi agent
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1090:
1075:Battle for control of
1065:Dincklage noble family
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767:
751:
598:
589:Established couturiĂšre
545:Deauville and Biarritz
476:
331:
6241:Women in World War II
5693:Builders & titans
5497:Franklin D. Roosevelt
4796:. Biblio Publishing.
4792:Smith, Nancy (2017).
4764:Simon, Linda (2011).
4743:Morand, Paul (2009).
4724:Madsen, Axel (2009).
4017:Chaney, 2012, p. 406.
3890:on 11 September 2023.
3584:The Australian Ballet
3555:Madsen, Axel (1991).
3296:Simon, Linda (2011).
2613:Madsen, Axel (2009).
2482:Chaney, Lisa (2011).
2326:Vaughan, Hal (2011).
1884:, book and lyrics by
1816:Duke Fulco di Verdura
1798:Chanel 2.55 bag, 2009
1797:
1751:('little boy' look).
1728:
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1042:general labour strike
1019:on his theatre piece
968:
863:
836:Roquebrune-Cap-Martin
811:
776:Marquess of Cambridge
761:
742:
638:Le Sacre du Printemps
596:
470:
329:
96:Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery
5834:Thomas J. Watson Jr.
5184:The Allure of Chanel
4746:The Allure of Chanel
4296:5 April 2012 at the
4272:8 March 2021 at the
4129:on 28 September 2013
3986:. pp. 228â229.
3811:on 11 September 2023
2821:Chanel and Her World
2590:Chanel and Her World
2490:. London: Fig Tree.
2048:CristĂłbal Balenciaga
2033:She is portrayed by
1921:(1981), directed by
1707:La Dame aux Camélias
1542:CristĂłbal Balenciaga
1495:Edmonde Charles-Roux
1457:CristĂłbal Balenciaga
1442:Dallas Museum of Art
723:The Emperor of Scent
616:, impresario of the
581:and established her
19:For other uses, see
5982:Ludwig Wittgenstein
5929:John Maynard Keynes
5701:Stephen Bechtel Sr.
5098:Chanel 2.55 handbag
4785:The Montreal Review
4609:festival-cannes.com
4330:on 15 November 2018
3904:. 27 November 2023.
2713:on 28 December 2016
2219:. London: Penguin.
1977:played Chanel, and
1927:Marie-France Pisier
1812:vrais bijoux en toc
1810:As an antidote for
1767:for the day and in
1511:Duke of Westminster
1479:Marie-HĂ©lĂšne Arnaud
1299:Operation Modellhut
1276:Operation Modellhut
1223:Walter Schellenberg
1192:Walter Schellenberg
821:Duke of Westminster
488:Ămilienne d'Alençon
293:Vichy puppet regime
6226:People from Saumur
6186:Artists from Paris
6102:Emmeline Pankhurst
6021:Lady Diana Spencer
5999:Heroes & icons
5785:Charles E. Merrill
5504:Theodore Roosevelt
5303:Jean Paul Gaultier
5293:Giambattista Valli
5263:Alexandre Vauthier
5127:Coco Before Chanel
5077:Little black dress
4929:Jacques Wertheimer
4770:. Reaktion Books.
4093:The New York Times
3959:. 17 August 2011.
3681:The New York Times
3536:on 30 October 2013
3179:The Glass Magazine
3034:The New York Times
2873:"Chanel 1883â1971"
2115:. 19 August 2015.
1947:Coco Before Chanel
1807:one-month period.
1802:In 1933, designer
1800:
1735:little black dress
1731:
1721:Little black dress
1676:
1616:
1583:As early as 1915,
1581:
1571:Legacy as designer
1550:Yves Saint Laurent
1270:Malcolm Muggeridge
1199:
1091:
868:In 1931, while in
866:
856:Designing for film
772:Vera Bate Lombardi
768:
738:Prisons et Paradis
705:, a member of the
672:Galeries Lafayette
599:
477:
364:Brive-la-Gaillarde
332:
142:Little black dress
6246:Age controversies
6153:
6152:
6081:Charles Lindbergh
6014:The American G.I.
5908:Robert H. Goddard
5894:Alexander Fleming
5518:Margaret Thatcher
5490:Eleanor Roosevelt
5448:Ruhollah Khomeini
5441:Pope John Paul II
5420:Mikhail Gorbachev
5406:Winston Churchill
5347:
5346:
5209:
5208:
5051:Coco Mademoiselle
4934:Pierre Wertheimer
4924:GĂ©rard Wertheimer
4777:978-1-86189-859-3
4756:978-1-901285-98-7
4749:. Pushkin Press.
4716:978-2-080-30162-8
4668:978-1-4746-0821-3
4649:978-0-500-51216-6
4552:978-0-7153-2495-0
4159:978-0-7864-7992-4
4032:Cremerie de Paris
3778:978-0-7091-3477-0
3580:"Dali Does Dance"
3480:Oxford Art Online
3448:on 2 October 2008
3409:978-0-14-197299-2
3144:978-0-7134-8873-9
3105:on 16 August 2009
3084:978-0-904387-82-7
3008:. HarperCollins.
2847:. HarperCollins.
2743:978-0-8129-8185-8
2624:978-1-4088-0581-7
2599:978-0-297-78024-3
1959:Alessandro Nivola
1955:BenoĂźt Poelvoorde
1942:Coco avant Chanel
1894:Danielle Darrieux
1890:Katharine Hepburn
1779:for the evening.
1705:' literary work,
1368:French Resistance
1316:Walter Kutschmann
1291:Winston Churchill
1228:Sicherheitsdienst
1196:Sicherheitsdienst
1009:Elsa Schiaparelli
780:Winston Churchill
764:Winston Churchill
676:Pierre Wertheimer
651:, a dance-opera;
583:maison de couture
531:Gabrielle Dorziat
321:Winston Churchill
298:Sicherheitsdienst
182:Gabrielle Bonheur
179:
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5880:Philo Farnsworth
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5669:Steven Spielberg
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5326:Stéphane Rolland
5317:Maurizio Galante
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5120:Chanel Solitaire
5103:Chanel J12 watch
4946:
4919:Alain Wertheimer
4898:
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4832:Gabrielle Chanel
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1627:Slavic influence
1405:Associated Press
1388:Maison de Chanel
1372:Justine Picardie
1287:Sir Samuel Hoare
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1162:René de Chambrun
948:Luchino Visconti
944:La Maison Chanel
919:Marlene Dietrich
903:(1931), and for
900:Tonight or Never
662:In 1922, at the
614:Sergei Diaghilev
463:Balsan and Capel
430:Qui qu'a vu Coco
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