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Chanel, Gabrielleknown as Coco Chanel(born Aug. 19, 1883, Saumur, France—died Jan. 10, 1971, Paris) French fashion designer. Little is known of her early life. In 1913 she opened a millinery shop in Deauville, and within five years her innovative use of jersey fabric and accessories was attracting wealthy patrons. Her nonconformist designs, stressing simplicity and comfort, revolutionized the fashion industry for the next 30 years. She popularized turtleneck sweaters, the “little black dress,” and the much-copied “Chanel suit.” Chanel industries included a Parisian fashion house, a textile business, perfume laboratories, and a workshop for costume jewelry. The financial basis of her empire was Chanel No. 5 perfume, introduced in 1922 and still popular. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Suntanning first became popular in the 1920s when fashion designer Coco Chanel made the practice truly fashionable. LONG BEFORE fashion designer Coco Chanel pinned a white silk camellia on her signature suits, camellias were revered. As characters, Anais Nin, Edie Sedgwick, and Coco Chanel preceded Stoker's Lucy, a proper--if feisty--Victorian maiden who in the ballet (but not the novel) becomes the first female vampire. |
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