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Chanel was buried in a cemetery in Lausanne, Switzerland, where she had spent the war.

How Coco Chanel spent her exile in Switzerland - SWI

Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel 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

Coco Chanel - Wikiwand

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Coco Chanel at the Ritz, photographer Francois Kollar, 1937 Коко шанель, Шанель, Изысканные наряды

Celebrating Coco Chanel: A Throwback to the Life of a Fashion Icon – TITLE MAG

The most controversial years in Coco Chanel’s life were spent living at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. While most of Paris was being booted out of their homes during the German occupation, Coco lived in luxury throughout most of World War II– thanks to a highly questionable relationship with her lover, a German Aristocrat and Nazi…

Up Close & Personal with Coco Chanel in her Apartment at the Ritz

Chanel's Life and Works Continue to Inspire Others - The New York Times

I couldn’t have a celebration of feminine women without having the ultimate icon, Coco Chanel. Coco Chanel was born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel on August 19, 1883, in Saumur, France. Coco’s beginnings…

Continuing to Celebrate Feminine Women: Coco Chanel, by Nikkie Jay

To channel your inner Chanel at the Coco Chanel Suite at the Ritz Paris will set you back a small fortune, it's elegant refinement and luxury personified.

The Coco Chanel Suite at the Ritz Paris - The Good Life France

Anne SebbaSurvivors, Resisters, Collaborators: Paris' wartime women - Anne Sebba