Coco chanel biography timeline for kids
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Timeline of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel & The House of Chanel
Chanel is one of today’s best known and most highly sought-after fashion brands, and has been one practically since it was founded by Coco (Gabrielle) Chanel in 1909.
Coco can be credited with some of the most influential designs in fashion history, but modern frontman Karl Lagerfeld has definitely made the fashion house a global phenomenon.
Coco chanel biography timeline for kids
Below is a complete timeline of the iconic French fashion house, starting with the birth of petite Gabrielle.
1883 – The birth of a legend
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel was born on August 19, 1883. Her mother was a laundry woman and her father was a street vendor, who sold work clothing and undergarments.
He lived a nomadic life, travelling from town to town. Even though her middle name (French for luck) would suggest her to be a happy and lucky girl, she wasn’t that fortunate in her early years. At the age of 12, Gabriells mother died and her father decided t