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Coco Chanel
born: 19-08-1883
birth place: Saumur, France
died: 10-01-1971

However, she ended this self-imposed exile in 1954, returning to Paris when she took on Christian Dior’s overtly feminine New Look. She expanded the signature style with from the introduction of pea jackets and bell-bottoms for women. Her new collection, panned by the press in Europe, was a hit in the United States. Hollywood stars including Audrey Hepburn and Grace Kelly fell in love with her effortlessly stylish boxy cardigan suits. .

During her life, Coco Chanel also designed costumes for the stage, including Cocteau’s 'Antigone' (1923) and 'Oedipus Rex' (1937) and cinematic works such as 'La Regle de Jeu'.

A Broadway musical of her life opened in 1969, with Katharine Hepburn taking the role of Chanel.

Coco Chanel worked until her death in 1971 at the age of 88, spending her last moments in the style she had become accustomed to at her opulent private apartment in The Ritz.

Karl Lagerfeld has been chief designer of Chanel's fashion house since 1982. His ability to continuously mine the Chanel archive for inspiration testifies to the importance of Coco Chanel's contribution to the world of fashion.

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