Chanel, Gabrielle (1883 - 1971)

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel ( shə-NEL, French: [ɡabʁijɛl bɔnœʁ kɔko ʃanɛl] ; 19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. The founder and namesake of the Chanel brand, she was credited in the post–World War I era with popularizing a sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. This replaced the "corseted silhouette" that had earlier been dominant with a style that was simpler, far less time-consuming to put on and remove, more comfortable, and less expensive, all without sacrificing elegance. She is the only fashion designer listed on Time magazine's list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. A prolific fashion creator, Chanel extended her influence beyond couture clothing, realizing her aesthetic design in jewellery, handbags, and fragrance. Her signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product, and Chanel herself designed her famed interlocked-CC monogram, which has been in use since the 1920s.

Her couture house closed in 1939, with the outbreak of World War II. Chanel stayed in France and was criticized during the war for collaborating with the Nazi-German occupiers and the Vichy puppet regime to free her nephew from a prisoner of war camp. To secure his release Chanel began a liaison with a German diplomat/spy she had known before the war, Baron (Freiherr) Hans Günther von Dincklage. And following her nephew's release, she collaborated in minor ways. After the war, Chanel was interrogated about her relationship with Dincklage, but she was not charged as a collaborator due to intervention by her friend—British prime minister Winston Churchill. When the war ended, Chanel moved to Switzerland, returning to Paris in 1954 to revive her fashion house. In 2011, Hal Vaughan published a biography about Chanel based on newly declassified documents, revealing that she had collaborated directly with the Nazi intelligence service, the Sicherheitsdienst. One plan in late 1943 was for her to carry an SS peace overture to Churchill to end the war.

Coco Chanel (sünninimi Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel; 19. august 1883 Saumur, Prantsusmaa – 10. jaanuar 1971 Pariis, Prantsusmaa) oli prantsuse moelooja.

Ta oli Chaneli moemaja asutaja ja juht. Teda peetakse 20. sajandi üheks uuenduslikumaks ja tähtsamaks moeloojaks. Lisaks on ta ainuke moelooja ajakirja Time 20. sajandi 100 kõige mõjukama inimese nimekirjas.

Gabrielle Bonheur ”Coco” Chanel (19. elokuuta 1883 Saumur, Maine-et-Loire, Ranskan kolmas tasavalta – 10. tammikuuta 1971 Pariisi, Ranska) oli ranskalainen muotialan uranuurtaja ja 1900-luvun vaikutusvaltaisimpia ihmisiä muotialalla. Hän perusti vuonna 1910 Chanelin muotitalon, joka on vielä nykyäänkin maailman johtavia yrityksiä alallaan.

Gabrielle «Coco» Bonheur Chanel (19. august 1883–10. januar 1971) var ein fransk moteskapar som grunnla motehuset Chanel. Ho er mest kjend som skaparen av kjolen «den vesle svarte» og parfymen Chanel No. 5. Chanel vart kåra av magasinet Time til ei av dei hundre viktigaste og innverknadsrike personlegdomane frå 1900-talet, som den einaste moteskaparen. I 2008 vart det produsert tre filmar og ein tv-serie om henne.

Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel, känd som Coco Chanel, född 19 augusti 1883 i Saumur i Maine-et-Loire i Pays-de-la-Loire, död 10 januari 1971 i Paris, var en fransk modeskapare.