Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s beginnings were far removed from the glamour she later defined. Born in 1883 in Saumur, France, she spent her childhood in poverty, moving from place to place with her itinerant parents. Her father left, leaving Chanel’s mother to care for her kids. When her mother died, Chanel and her sisters were sentContinue reading “Chanel: Beginnings (Aubazine, Cabaret, Seamstress, Becoming Coco)”