| 1883/08/19 |
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel is born to Eugenie Jeanne Devolle, a laundrywoman in the charity hospital run by the Sisters of Providence (a poorhouse) in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, France. |
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| 1910/00/00 |
In the heart of a very fashionable part of Paris, Gabrielle Chanel opens a hat shop, Chanel Modes, at No 21 rue Cambon not far from Place Vendome and Rue Faubourg Saint-Honore, |
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Coco Chanel, Paris |
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| 1918/00/00 |
Gabrielle Chanel acquires the No 31 rue Cambon. |
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Coco Chanel, Paris |
Paris |
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| 1920/00/00 |
Thinking of creating her own perfume, Coco Chanel meets perfumer Ernest Beaux in Monte Carlo. Coco wants her perfume to be a blend of scents not the traditional single note of rose or Lilly of the Valley. |
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Monte Carlo |
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| 1920/10/00 |
In the Fall of 1920, Stravinsky completes "Symphonies of Wind Instruments" at home of Coco Chanel in Garches near Paris, France. |
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Symphonies of Wind Instruments |
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| 1921/00/00 |
With a vial of her perfume in hand, Chanel dines at an exclusive Cannes restaurant with Ernest Beaux, and sprays the scent when stylish ladies walk past. Since they appear intrigued, Coco knows she has a success. |
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Cannes |
Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur |
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| 1921/05/05 |
Giving Chanel No 5 to select clientele at Rue Cambon, Gabrielle Chanel invents the concept of the modern boutique by displaying fashion accessories and her first perfume to wear with her garments and hats. Later, she will add jewelry and beauty products. |
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Coco Chanel, Paris |
Paris |
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| 1923/00/00 |
Due to a lack of funds, Ballet impresario Serge Diaghilev puts a production of "The Rite of Spring" on hold. Gabrielle Chanel provides Diaghilev the money on the condition her help remains a secret. |
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The Rite of Spring |
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| 1923/10/00 |
In the autumn of 1923, Coco Chanel commissions Marie Laurencin to paint her portrait. Chanel does not appreciate the portrait and refuses to buy it from Marie. Laurencin, furious, is unwilling to paint a second portrait and keeps the original. |
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Portrait of Mademoiselle Chanel |
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| 1924/06/20 |
Ballets Russes's "Le Train Bleu" operetta opens. The real Blue Train takes wealthy tourist from Paris to the resorts of southern France. The ballet's characters includes a tennis player, a golf player, tarts and gigolos. |
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Theatre des Champs-Elysees, Paris |
Paris |
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| 1927/00/00 |
By 1927, Chanel occupies five buildings on rue Cambon, No 23 to 31. |
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Coco Chanel, Paris |
Paris |
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| 1929/00/00 |
Coco Chanel creates new costumes for Apollo |
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Apollo |
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| 1937/00/00 |
Coco Chanel takes a suite close to her couture house located on the Rue Cambon. Ultimately staying for 34 years, she gradually incorporates her favorite furniture, such as velvet sofas, Coromandel lacquer screens and gilded mirrors. |
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Hotel Ritz Paris |
Paris |
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| 1941/00/00 |
Coco Chanel begins working for Gen Walter Schellenberg, chief of the German intelligence agency Sicherheitsdienst and the military intelligence spy network Abwehr. |
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| 1961/06/25 |
"Last Year at Marienbad " is released. |
Costume Designer |
Last Year at Marienbad |
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| 1971/01/10 |
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel dies at aged 87 in her suite in the Hotel Ritz in Paris, France. |
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Hotel Ritz Paris |
Paris |
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| 1971/01/13 |
Hundreds of mourners, ranging from top couturiers to models and humble seamstresses, crowd into the Madeleine Church in Paris for the funeral of Gabrielle Bonheur Chanelare, Queen of the world's fashion designers. |
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L'eglise de la Madeleine |
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