Despite the poster for Audrey Tatou's Chanel biopic 'Coco Avant Chanel' (above with cigarette) being banned from her own country, it adds to the anticipation of the life story of a remarkable woman who rose from the miserable beginnings in an orphanage to become the fashion icon that the subject of love and admiration today.
Audrey of 'Amelie' fame portrays the mannerisms of the dark featured and amazingly talented young woman.
Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel's influence on haute couture was such that she was the only person in the field to be named TIME Magazine's 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
Her pursuit of expensive simplicity made her such an important figure in the history of modern fashion.
Chanel's first fragrance, Chanel No.5 in 1921 was the first to have a designer's name attached to it and has paved the way for successive designers to follow suit.
Chanel died in 1971 and her tombstone is carved with stone lion heads representing her birth sign, Leo - also testimony to the strong willed nature of a quietly beautiful and elegant woman.
She is my favourite designer and her legacy will as they say in french "vivre eternellement"
"In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different" Coco Chanel
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