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Antoinette Chanel: Where Is Coco Chanel's Sister Now?

The late Coco Chanel was a prominent French fashion designer and businesswoman born Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel. Coco was the sister of Antoinette Chanel. Antoinette’s sister Coco Chanel was a milliner​, dressmaker, and fashion designer who was well-known and one of the best in the world of fashion.

Coco Chanel was known for Chanel No. 5, Little black dress (LBD), Chanel suit, The Chanel bag, and the Double-C logo. She established herself as one of the best fashion designers of her time and was the only fashion designer to be listed on Time magazine’s list of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century. This article is not about Coco Chanel but her sister Antoinette Chanel.

Antoinette Chanel: Bio Summary

NameAntoinette Chanel
Born1887
Died1920 (aged 33)
GenderFemale
Famous asCoco Chanel’s sister
ParentsAlbert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle
SiblingsJulia-Berthe Chanel, Coco Chanel, Alphonse Chanel, Lucien Chanel, Augustin Chanel
SpouseOscar Edward Flemming

Who Was Coco Chanel’s Sister?

Antoinette Chanel rose to fame as the sister of fashion designer Coco Chanel. Antoinette was welcomed into the world in the year 1887 but her exact date of birth is unavailable. She was born to her parents Albert Chanel and Jeanne Devolle. Albert Chanel was an itinerant street vendor who peddled work clothes and undergarments.

Albert Chanel was migrating to and from market towns. Jeanne Devolle also known as Eugénie Jeanne Devolle Chanel was a laundrywoman, in the charity hospital operated by the Sisters of Providence, a poorhouse in Saumur, Maine-et-Loire. Albert and Jeanne got married on 17 November 1884 in Courpière, Puy-de-Dôme, France.

Antoinette Chanel had two sisters called Julia-Berthe Chanel and Gabrielle Bonheur Chanel (Coco Chanel), and three brothers called Alphonse Chanel, Lucien Chanel, and Augustin Chanel. Augustin died on November 26, 1891, in Courpière, France, six months after his birth. They lived crowded into a one-room lodging in the town of Brive-la-Gaillarde.

Antoinette’s mother Jeanne Devolle passed away in the year 1895 when Antoinette was at the age of 8 years old. Jeanne Devolle died of tuberculosis at the age of 32 years. Antoinette and her siblings didn’t attend school. Antoinette’s father Albert Chanel abandoned his children as he sent them all away. He took his two sons to work as farm laborers.

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As for Antoinette and her two sisters Julia-Berthe and Coco, they were sent to the convent of Aubazine, which ran an orphanage. At the orphanage, they learned how to sew. Julia-Berthe got pregnant and gave birth to André Palasse. She died in the year 1912 after she reportedly committed suicide.

Antoinette on the other hand got married to a Canadian-born airman, Oscar Edward Flemming in 1919. According to reports, the witnesses on Antoinette and Oscar’s marriage certificate were listed as Boy Capell, who had an affair with Antoinette’s sister Coco Chanel. Antoinette and Oscar got divorced and Oscar remarried a few years later and had a daughter.

Coco Chanel became a fashion designer and a businesswoman. She was the founder and namesake of the Chanel brand. She was known for her elegant designs which popularized sporty, casual chic as the feminine standard of style. She was a prolific fashion creator who broadened her influence beyond couture clothing, realizing her aesthetic design in jewelry, handbags, and fragrance.

Coco Chanel’s signature scent, Chanel No. 5, has become an iconic product, and she designed her famed interlocked-CC monogram, which has been in use since the 1920s.

Where Is Antoinette Chanel Now?

Antoinette Chanel is no longer among the living. She passed away in the year 1920 when she was 33 years old. The cause of her death is unknown but according to at least one source, she may have died in Buenos Aires, Argentina of poisoning or Spanish flu. Her sister Coco Chanel died on the 10th of January 1971, in Paris, France. She died at the Hotel Ritz, where she was living for over 30 years. She was 87 years old when she died.

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Update: 2024-05-04