Antoinette Chanel was born in 1887 and was one of Coco’s youngest siblings. Unfortunately, she was sent to the orphanage with her sisters when she was extremely young, at the age of 8 years old. In the spring of 1920, Chanel was introduced to the Russian composer Igor Stravinsky by Sergei Diaghilev, impresario of the Ballets Russes. [32] During the summer, Chanel discovered that the Stravinsky family sought a place to live, having left the Russian Soviet Republic after the war. She invited them to her new home, Bel Respiro, in the Paris suburb of Garches, until they could find a suitable residence. [32] :318 They arrived at Bel Respiro during the second week of September [32] :318 and remained until May 1921. [32] :329 Chanel also guaranteed the new (1920) Ballets Russes production of Stravinsky's Le Sacre du Printemps ('The Rite of Spring') against financial loss with an anonymous gift to Diaghilev, said to be 300,000 francs. [32] :319 In addition to turning out her couture collections, Chanel threw herself into designing dance costumes for the Ballets Russes. In the years 1923–1937, she collaborated on productions choreographed by Diaghilev and dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, notably Le Train bleu, a dance-opera; Orphée and Oedipe Roi. [8] :31–32 She developed a romantic relationship with Igor Stravinsky during this time and went on tour around the world with him, unknown to his wife. [ citation needed] Her experience with American film making left Chanel with a dislike for Hollywood's film business and a distaste for the film world's culture, which she called "infantile". [8] :68 Chanel's verdict was that "Hollywood is the capital of bad taste... and it is vulgar." [8] :62 Ultimately, her design aesthetic did not translate well to film. The New Yorker speculated that Chanel left Hollywood because "they told her her dresses weren't sensational enough. She made a lady look like a lady. Hollywood wants a lady to look like two ladies." [40] Chanel went on to design the costumes for several French films, including Jean Renoir's 1939 film La Règle du jeu, in which she was credited as La Maison Chanel. Chanel introduced the left-wing Renoir to Luchino Visconti, aware that the shy Italian hoped to work in film. Renoir was favorably impressed by Visconti and brought him in to work on his next film project. [9] :306 Significant liaisons: Reverdy and Iribe [ edit ] Bartlett, Djurdja (2013), "Coco Chanel and Socialist Fashion Magazines", Fashion Media, Bloomsbury Education, pp.46–57, doi: 10.5040/9781350051201.ch-004, ISBN 978-1350051201

Yet not a lot is known about her. She lurks only in footnotes by Coco’s biographers. Until now. In The Chanel Sisters, Antoinette reclaims her voice. And, as any little sister might, she tells all. Although in actuality, she took Coco’s secrets to the grave. A review of her correspondence reveals a complete contradiction between the clumsiness of Chanel the letter writer and the talent of Chanel as a composer of maxims... After correcting the handful of aphorisms that Chanel wrote about her métier, Reverdy added to this collection of "Chanelisms" a series of thoughts of a more general nature, some touching on life and taste, others on allure and love. [11] :328 All the details on the V&A's major Coco Chanel exhibition". Harper's BAZAAR. 24 March 2023 . Retrieved 20 April 2023.Coco Chanel died on 10 January 1971, at the age of 87. [4] She was still designing at the time of her death. [4] For example, in the (1966–1969) period, she designed the air hostess uniforms for Olympic Airways, the designer who followed her was Pierre Cardin. In that time, Olympic Airways was a luxury airline, owned by the transport magnate Aristotle Onassis. After her death, the leadership of the company was handed down to Yvonne Dudel, Jean Cazaubon and Philippe Guibourgé. [4] So far, the bags designed by Chanel are still very popular in the vintage market. [15]

Picardie, Justine (9 September 2023). "Gabrielle Chanel: Everything you never knew about the legendary designer". Harper's Bazaar. Archived from the original on 11 September 2023 . Retrieved 11 September 2023. The Broadway production Coco, with music by André Previn, book and lyrics by Alan Jay Lerner, opened 18 December 1969 and closed 3 October 1970. It is set in 1953–1954 at the time that Chanel was reestablishing her couture house. Chanel was played by Katharine Hepburn for the first eight months, and by Danielle Darrieux for the rest of its run. In addition to the chapel windows, other theories have been tossed around as to the logo’s origins. Some say she copied it from a 16 th century French queen, Catherine De’ Medici. Others say it refers to her affair with the wealthy Englishman Arthur ‘Boy’ Capel. Consequently, she was sent, together with her sisters, to an orphanage in Aubazine, as their father did not have enough money to support the family. Here Julia learned several skills ranging from sewing to embroidering and ironing.

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Julia-Berthe, Gabrielle (Coco Chanel), and Antoinette ended up at the convent of Aubazine, which ran an orphanage. After this, nothing is known about Lucien Chanel and his brother Alphonse Chanel other than their birth and death dates. Per sources, Lucien Chanel was the husband of Anaïs Chanel. Details of their union have not been found. Introduction of the Chanel suit". Designer-Vintage. Archived from the original on 15 November 2018 . Retrieved 14 November 2018. Nonetheless, despite the success of the Chanel couture and parfumerie, the personal relations between Coco and her capitalist partner deteriorated, because, Coco said that Pierre Wertheimer was exploiting her talents as a fashion designer and as a businesswoman. [9] Wertheimer reminded Chanel that he had made her a very rich woman; and that his venture capital had funded Chanel's productive expansion of the parfumerie which created the wealth they enjoyed, all from the success of No. 5 de Chanel.

Homosexuals?... I have seen young women ruined by these awful queers: drugs, divorce, scandal. They will use any means to destroy a competitor and to wreak vengeance on a woman. The queers want to be women—but they are lousy women. They are charming! [8] :41 In 1923, to explain the success of her clothes, Coco Chanel told Harper's Bazaar magazine that design "simplicity is the keynote of all true elegance." [4] [10] Business partners (late 1920s) Chernikoff, Leah (5 December 2018). "Chanel Draws Inspiration from Ancient Egypt for Its Metiers d'Art Show". ELLE . Retrieved 12 July 2019.Chevalier, Michel; Gerald Mazzalovo (2012). "3". Luxury Brand Management (seconded.). Singapore: John Wiley & Sons. p.58 (of 316). ISBN 978-1-118-17176-9. Biographer Lisa Chaney writes: “The macabre story goes that she threw herself in the snow naked until she lost consciousness and froze to death.” Chanel Logo Design and History". Archived from the original on 24 May 2010 . Retrieved 10 June 2010. In September 1944, Chanel was interrogated by the Free French Purge Committee, the épuration. The committee had no documented evidence of her collaborative activities and was obliged to release her. According to Chanel's grand-niece, Gabrielle Palasse Labrunie, when Chanel returned home she said, "Churchill had me freed". [8] :186–87 Building on the bare-bones scaffolding of what is known about Antoinette, Little crafts an intimate tale chronicling the sisters’ unorthodox journey from rags to riches. Their education starts in a Catholic orphanage in Aubazine, France, in 1897, after their mother dies of consumption. Antoinette is 8 and Gabrielle 12, and none of their relatives, including their father, wants them. Antoinette knows they are better off in the orphanage:

Marion Cotillard Chanel No. 5 Holiday 2022 Perfume Campaign". www.fashiongonerogue.com. 18 October 2022 . Retrieved 20 April 2023. Exclusive World of Chanel Watches Watches Channel". watches.infoniac.com. Archived from the original on 11 February 2008. The Times, 24 December 1919, p. 10: "Captain Arthur Capel, who was killed in an automobile crash on Monday, is being buried today".All six Korean ambassadors for 'Chanel' display their iconic visuals for the November issue of 'Elle' ". allkpop . Retrieved 20 April 2023. Everything We Know About the 2023 Met Gala – Karl Lagerfeld Theme Hosts Chanel". L'Officiel USA . Retrieved 20 April 2023. Chanel launches N°1, a new beauty range that embraces naturality and sustainability". Premium Beauty News . Retrieved 13 January 2022. a b c d e Kloth, Hans Michael; Kolbe, Corina (26 August 2008). "Modelegende Chanel: Wie Coco fast den Krieg beendet hätte"[Fashion legend Chanel: How Coco almost ended the war]. Spiegel Online (in German). Hamburg. Archived from the original on 27 March 2019 . Retrieved 2 June 2017.