Life before Chanel
The era of Coco Chanel began in the 1920s, however Gabrielle’s less than glamorous early life was said to have paved the way for the legacy Gabrielle was about to leave. From the age of 12 she lived within an orphanage, a strict institute whereby she was as a lesser. Her father took it upon himself to put Gabrielle and her sister into the orphanage to pursue work, from that day onwards she never saw her father again. Although there was no relationship with her father Gabrielle spent a summer learning to sew and create bonnets with one of her aunts, perhaps one of the most important summers in Gabrielle’s life and career as her spark and passion for fashion design began from the small time spent creating those pieces with her aunt.
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