Born: 1883. She died in 1971 aged 87 in ... sailor jackets and straight skirts. Beauty-wise: Coco produced the first designer fragrance - Chanel No.5 in 1923, 5 being her lucky number.

French fashion designer and businesswoman Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) once famously declared, "I don't do fashion. I am fashion." The founder of the iconic Chanel brand, who died on Jan ...

Coco Chanel, born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel in 1883, was determined to revolutionize women’s fashion. She envisioned clothing ...