Présenter une célébrité, un entrepreneur en anglais: COCO Chanel

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The woman I chose to talk about is a legend. Her name is legendary and her products were and are still so popular. What if I ask you this simple question: What is the most famous French brand in the world?

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[...] Ten years after her first store opening, she became the first designer to create her own perfume brand: "Chanel No 5". Nowadays, Chanel No 5 is still the iconic perfume of the brand. Why No Simply because it was the fifth fragrance presented to Coco. The 20's mark also a revolution concerning outfits design. The concept of little black dress is launched. This quickly became one of Coco's most reliable trademark. Consequently, dramaturges like Cocteau asked her to personally design their costumes' play. [...]

[...] But do you really where this name come from and who Chanel was? Coco Chanel. If you are looking at different Chanel advertisement nowadays, you may find the word Coco on many: "Rouge Coco", "Coco Mademoiselle" or just "Coco". Gabrielle Chanel, her real name, was the founder of the company that bears her family name. She was born on August 19th 1883, in Saumur, a small city situated 300km south-west of Paris. Sent to an orphanage at the age of 11, due to the death of her mum, Coco lived a simple life, spending lots of time learning how to sew. [...]

[...] She is 70 and even her come back is not well accepted at the beginning, her talent will quickly conquered the most reluctant. On January 10th 1971, Coco Chanel peacefully died in the Hotel Ritz. "May my legend prosper and thrive. I wish it a long and happy life". Forty-six years after her death, we can easily say that the legacy of Chanel continues to shine in the fashion world. She was one of the fashion pioneers and she will remain an icon for millions of fans as a fantastic woman entrepreneur. [...]