
She had a brief career as a singer before opening her first clothes shop in 1910.
View moreShe later added stores in Deauville and Biarritz and began making clothes.
View moreIn 1913, with financial aid from a lover Arthur Capel, Chanel opened a boutique selling fashionable clothes in Deauville.
View moreIn the 1920s, she launched her first perfume and eventually introduced the Chanel suit and the little black dress, with an emphasis on making clothes that were more comfortable for women.
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