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Coco Before Chanel (2009): a French-language biographical film directed by Anne Fontaine, starring Audrey Tautou as the young Chanel, with Benoît Poelvoorde as Étienne Balsan and Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel; Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (2009) was a French-language film directed by Jan Kounen.
When Bardet died, her heirs decided to sell the château. In 1967, the château was sold to Jean-François Mironnet, steward of Coco Chanel, and his ex-model wife. Chanel has therefore never owned the premises. [4] In February 1986, the building was destroyed by fire and only the external walls remained standing. [10]
Chanel (/ ʃ ə ˈ n ɛ l / shə-NEL, French: ⓘ) is a French luxury fashion house founded in 1910 by Coco Chanel in Paris.It is privately owned by French brothers, Alain and Gérard Wertheimer, through the holding company Chanel Limited, established in 2018 and headquartered in London.
Nancy Deihl explores all the events that led to the rise of designer Coco Chanel, and how she experimented with contradiction in her personal life and her fashion
The video below gives us a rare insider's peek into her inner world -- from Number 21 rue Cambon, where Mademoiselle Chanel opened her first Chanel hat shop
In 1924, Coco Chanel made an agreement with the Wertheimers creating a corporate entity, "Parfums Chanel." Chanel believed that the time was opportune to extend the sale of her fragrance Chanel No. 5 to a wider customer base. Since its introduction it had been available only as an exclusive offering to an elite clientele in her boutique.
– Coco Chanel, 1971. CHANEL's timeless designs are still adored "May my legend prosper and thrive, I wish it a long and happy life!" – Coco Chanel, 1971. CHANEL's timeless designs are still adored
Vera Bate Lombardi (born Vera Nina Arkwright, 11 August 1883 – 22 May 1947) was a socialite and close associate of Coco Chanel and the mother of Bridget Bate Tichenor.A British citizen at birth, she became a citizen of the United States after her first marriage and of Italy after her second marriage.