She revolutionized fashion with her suit and symbolizes French elegance.
This January 10, 1971, Gabrielle Chanel is uneasy in her suite at the Ritz hotel in Paris.
The "Grande Mademoiselle" bows out.
She is 87 years old.
The one everyone calls Coco Chanel goes out at 9 p.m. on a Sunday ... family and rest day.
All that this great loner who, all her life, got lost in work, despises.
The day before, a stone's throw away, the employees of her fashion house on rue Cambon saw her putting the finishing touches to her new collection, which will be presented on January 26.
Perfectionist, she reviewed the smallest details, chose more fabrics, checked all the buttons ...
A fashion icon, a prominent 20th century personality, the legend of Coco Chanel, fifty years after her death, is still alive today.
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