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The world received an icon on the 19 of August 1883. 
Gabrielle "Coco" Bonheur Chanel was born in Saumur,France.
Coco Chanel gave the world the little Black dress, Chanel No.5 and the notion that style could be both casual and classic. Coco was raised in an Orphanage where she learned to sew. In 1910 she began selling hats from her own shop. By the  1920's  her fashion business has expanded to include a fashion house. She showed women they didn't have to wear  corsets all they time. She introduced casual practical clothing taking inspiration  from mens fashion. she introduced black as a fashion colour. The "little black dress" became a Chanel trademark. After her death in 1971 the Coco Chanel company was directed by the very talented Karl Lagerfeld.