A short biography of Coco Chanel who's famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits, and creating the "little black dress."
A short biography of Coco Chanel who's famous for her timeless designs, trademark suits, and creating the "little black dress." She is the only fashion designer to appear on Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century list.
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With its natural splendor and key geographic location, France has forever been the destination of marauding hordes—whether they be sword-wielding barbarians or camera-toting tourists. However, these Frenchmen and Frenchwomen have extended their influence outward, beyond the borders of the Hexagone, through art, invention and philosophy. C'etait magnifique, or, as deemed by the aforementioned title, fantastically French.
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