1.Her name was mispelled as
Chasnel on her birth certificate – which caused lots of challenges for
historians who subsequently had to figure out her ancestry.2.As a child she spent several years in an orphanage, where she first learned how to sew.
3.She started out as a tailor and designing
hats as a hobby once she set out on her own.
4.Though never married, she had love affairs
with a number of rich playboys and millionaires who played an important role as
both romantic figures and helping to finance her ambitions.
5.Ana Silvera’s song, ‘Notes from an Opera’ is
inspired by the famous designer.
6.Chanel No.5 is the first fragrance to have a
designer’s name associated with it.
7.Trying to avoid the topic of her
impoverished upbringing, Chanel was known to bend the truth about when she was
born and what her parents were like.
8.She lived in the Hotel Ritz Paris for thirty
