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    Looking Back: Coco Chanel's Life in Photos

    By | Fashion – Thu, Aug 16, 2012 5:35 PM EDT

    Photo by: Photo: Courtesy of Chanel
    1909
    Before eternally changing the way women dressed, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel looked to be just another pretty French girl with a coiled mane of hair.

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    Photo by: Photo: Courtesy of Chanel
    1909
    Before eternally changing the way women dressed, Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel looked to be just another pretty French girl with a coiled mane of hair.

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    To celebrate the designer's August 19 birthday, we're taking a look back at the woman who changed it all.



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