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The Life and Times of There have been many women of great influence throughout the years, but in the world of fashion there was one above all the rest: . After years of triumphs and failures, she gracefully stated, ³Nature gives you the face you have at twenty. ....

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.... (Current Biography 1). But there was one story that proved her intent to participate in fashion, and that was the habitual action of cutting up the curtains in the living room to make dresses for her dolls (1). What a magnificent way to prepare for a life of style. In February, 1895, Chanel¹s mother, Jeanne, was found dead, presumably because of her constant pregnancies (Chanel, A Woman of Her Own 9); her father, Albert, left for good, abandoning Gabrielle and her four siblings. They were placed into an orphanage in Aubazine. The three Chanel girls, Julie, Antoinette, and Gabrielle, remained at the orphanage for the next six years while the two boy ....