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Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971)^[1] was a Frenchfashiondesigner. She was a founder of the House of Chanel. She was the only fashion designer to be named on TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.^[2] She broke free of conventions and became a role model for some.

Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (1883–1971) and the House of …

Her behaviour during the German occupation of France in World War II led to criticism.^[3]

Background

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Chanel was born in 1883 in Saumur, France. In her youth, she was a seamstress and a nightclub singer.^[4] Her stage name was Coco, so she used that name publicly.^[5]

In 1910, she opened a hat shop.

In 1919, she opened a house of fashion in Paris, and introduced her perfume, Chanel No. 5, in 1921. She retired in 1939, but returned to fashion with great success in 1954.^[6]

She is famous for the little black dress, Chanel No. 5, the most famous women's perfume in