Gabrielle Chanel Scrapbook

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Gabrielle ChanelScrapbook

• By Martha Herrarte
• Pd.5 World History H

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Saumar, France
Gabrielle Chanel
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Childhood

• Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel
• Doctors had misspelled her last name on her birth
  certificate
• Birthplace Saumur, France
• Coco Chanels mother worked at a poor house

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poor house --gt
lt-- "wine peddler"
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Childhood cont.

• Cocos father worked as a traveling wine peddler
• She had two sisters and two brothers
• Her mother died when she was twelve

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Convent --gt
lt-- "Brothers"
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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.

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lt--cabaret Singer
café--gt
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Work

• Gabrielle first started as a cabaret singer.
• She sang in cafés and in concerts
• While working at the cafés she was given the name
  Coco

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lt--Chanel's hat design
Women that wanted her work of Art --gt
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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.

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lt--Little Black Dress
Chanel No.5 --gt
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Accomplishments

• Coco was the first to introduce to the world the
  little black dress.
• Also she is known for her world famous perfume
  Chanel No. 5

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Coco and Nazi officer
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Trouble in Life

• coco had a love affair with a Nazi officer.
• Some people really didnt like the fact that she
  was involved with a Nazi officer so some people
  stopped buying her products.

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Good-Bye Coco

• Coco Chanel died at the age of 88 (98)actual age.
• She was actually older than what she said she
  was.

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After Cocos Life

• Now her Clothing line isnt only just clothing it
  has about every clothing accessories you can name.

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Work Cited

• http//delicious.com/mherrarte