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Gabrielle Chanel
France
Gabrielle Bonheur "Coco" Chanel (1883–1971) was a French fashion designer who founded the house of CHANEL and revolutionized both women’s fashion and modern fragrance. Extending her influence beyond couture, she launched Chanel No. 5 in 1921 with perfumer Ernest Beaux, one of the first designer-branded perfumes and now an iconic fragrance that reshaped 20th‑century perfumery. Her vision and business acumen helped establish the model of a fashion house closely tied to signature scents, influencing how perfumes are created and marketed to this day.
