Antoinette Chanel: what really happened to Coco Chanel's sister?

Julia Antoinette Chanel is a lady unknown to the general public.

Born on Tuesday, June 14, 1887 in Issoire, in the Puy-de-Dôme (63500), she is known to be the little sister of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel.

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Daughter of Henri Albert Chanel (1856 – 1909) and Jeanne Eugénie Devolle (1853 – 1895), she did not enjoy the same posterity as the great fashion designer.

However, some YouTube girls now use her name as a pseudonym.

Antoinette Chanel.

Antigua Heredera.

Nacimiento: 25 de julio de 1968.

Fallecimiento: 4 de mayo de 2026.

Cónyuge: Seung Heon Gucci. (1982-1996)

Hijos: Jungkook Gucci Chanel. pic.twitter.com/kgIwgrgemK

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Which proves that she is not totally forgotten either.

In the United States, the designer is an icon who is admired at all times.

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Her designs are universally celebrated by the fashion industry.

Indeed, the handbags of the brand are today sold at a golden price.

Unfortunately, she passed away very young at the age of 33.

She died on Monday, May 2, 1921 in Buenos Aires, Argentina.

(© Screenshot | Source gallica.bnf.fr / BnF | The New York herald | Date: January 27, 1917)

Two years earlier she married Oscar Edward Fleming, a rich english businessman.

A tragic epilogue for a love story that was just beginning.