Before eternally changing the way women dressed, Gabrielle Coco Chanel looked to be just another pretty French girl with a coiled mane of hair. Gabrielle Bonheur « Coco » Chasnel voit le jour à Saumur en 1883. Orpheline à 12 ans, elle grandit dans un orphelinat avec ses sœurs. Elle apprend la couture. Sofia Tesmenitskaya stars in ELLE Mexico’s August issue. Sofia Tesmenitskaya shows off a different side of Chanel in the August 2016 issue of ELLE Mexico. Kristen Stewart on ELLE China September 2016 Cover. Actress Kristen Stewart gets her closeup on the September 2016 cover of ELLE China. The Chanel ambassador smolders. Related: Looking Back: Coco Chanel. The tweed trend spread like wildfire, with a magazine image of actress Ina Claire clad in a brown tweed Chanel dress igniting the. The Best Investment Bags to Buy - Chanel Classic Flap Bag, Dior Lady Bag, Celine Box Bag, Hermes Kelly Bag, Fendi Peekaboo Gabrielle Bonheur Coco Chanel (19 August 1883 – 10 January 1971) was a French fashion designer and businesswoman. She was the founder and namesake of the Chanel. Meet Your New Shoe Obsession: The Chanel Mule. They were all over the streets during fashion month Welcome to Elle Canada, the fashion magazine covering fashion, style, beauty and guidance for fashion savvy Canadians. Welcome to Elle Canada, the fashion magazine covering fashion, style, beauty and guidance for fashion savvy Canadians.