Born Name : Gabrielle Chanel
Date of Birth : 19 August 1883
Place of Birth : Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France
Nationality : French
Education : In the fourth instalment of BoF’s fashion history series, we meet the creator of the “little black dress,” who took her cues from a country in mourning. Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, the designer doyenne who founded fashion’s most famous house, used her lovers’ money to establish herself and rewrote the rulebook with her mannish collections.
Occupation : Fashion designer
Family : Lucien Chanel
Brother
Jeanne Devolle
Mother
Albert Chanel
Father
Alphonse Chanel
Brother
Augustin Chanel
Brother
Antoinette Chanel
Sister
Pierre Chanel
Brother
Julia Chanel
Sister
Zodiac Sign : Leo
Height : 5ft 6.5in (169 cm)
Hair Color : black
Eye Color : Dark Brown
Shoe Size : 7.5
Best Known For : Fashion designer Coco Chanel, born August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France, is famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits and little black dresses. Chanel was raised in an orphanage and taught to sew. She had a brief career as a singer before opening her first clothes shop in 1910.
Coco Chanel Favorite Things : Coco Chanel was so enchanted with pockets that this would prove to be the main focus of her designs in handbags for women!
