1. Gabrielle Chanel Scrapbook
By: Martha Herrarte
Pd.5 World History H

2. Saumar, France
Gabrielle Chanel

3. Childhood Coco Chanel was born as Gabrielle Bonheur Chasnel
Doctors had misspelled her last name on her birth certificate
Birthplace: Saumur, France
Coco Chanel’s mother worked at a poor house

4. poor house -->
<-- "wine peddler"

5. Childhood cont. Coco’s father worked as a traveling wine peddler
She had two sisters and two brothers
Her mother died when she was twelve

6. Convent -->
<-- "Brothers"

7. Childhood cont. Her father left her and her siblings.
She and her sisters went to a convent while her brothers went to a farm as child laborers.

8. <--cabaret
Singer
café-->

9. Work Gabrielle first started as a cabaret singer.
She sang in cafés and in concerts
While working at the cafés she was given the name Coco
Scrapbook
1. Create a scrapbook slideshow covering major periods of a figure’s life, for example: (but not limited
or constrained by) early childhood, educations, work, accomplishments, critics, legacy
2. Each period should be at least 1-2 slides in the scrapbook slideshow.
3. Each slide should have at least 2 illustrations
4. Descriptions of the illustration &/or event is required
5. The scrapbook slide show should be neat, organized, & complete (that is, be sure to have done &
included all important information.)
6. Use your creativity with this option.
7. The project will be graded as follows: 20pts for content completeness, 20pts for illustrations,
10pts for neatness & creativity

10. <--Chanel's
hat design
Women
that wanted
her work of
Art -->

11. Work cont. She continued working as a singer until 1908.
While singing she designed and wore her own hats.
women were impressed and wanted her designs.
She first opened a hat shop with all her designs with the help of a friend.
After that first shop she closed down for awhile then started again.
She opened many shops after that and kept expanding.

12. <--Little
Black Dress
Chanel No.5 -->

13. Accomplishments
Coco was the first to introduce to the world the “little black dress”.
Also she is known for her world famous perfume Chanel No. 5

14. Coco and
Nazi officer

15. Trouble in Life coco had a love affair with a Nazi officer.
Some people really didn’t like the fact that she was involved with a Nazi officer so some people stopped buying her products.

17. Good-Bye Coco Coco Chanel died at the age of 88 (98)actual age.
She was actually older than what she said she was.

19. After Coco’s Life
Now her Clothing line isn’t only just clothing it has about every clothing accessories you can name.

20. Work Cited