The Resume

(August 19, 1883-January 10, 1971)
Birth name is Gabrielle Chanel
Famed for Chanel No. 5 fragrance and jersey suit

Why she might be annoying:

Some fashion critics labeled her dress and suit designs as ‘boyish.’
She had a love affair with a Nazi officer during WW II and was labeled an ‘anti-Semite.’
She was homophobic, but was rumored to be bisexual.
She performed as a cabaret singer.
Several Hollywood actresses initially refused to wear her clothing.
She said: ‘Vulgarity is the ugliest word in our language. I stay in the game to fight it.’

Why she might not be annoying:

She was a revolutionary force in women’s fashion.
She helped popularize feminine designs for sweaters, hats and suits.
She designed gowns for Grace Kelly, Elizabeth Taylor, Gloria Swanson, Audrey Hepburn and Anne Baxter.
Her life story was made into a Broadway musical starring Katharine Hepburn.
She spent time in an orphanage as a child.
She was named as one of ‘Time Magazines 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century (1998).’

Credit: D

Featured in the following Annoying Collections:

• About.com Top 100 Women of History [2009] (Ranked: 47)
• Alleged Collaborators
• Chanel Models
• Designers
• D's Profiles [Series 02]
• Exiles
• Fashion Role Models
• Flappers
• Golden Girls References
• I am a Citizen of France
• I am an Anti-Semite
• I Died in 1971 (Ranked: 87)
• I Inspired a Musical
• I Portrayed Coco Chanel
• I was Adopted or Orphaned
• Ladies Home Journal's 100 Most Important Women of the 20th Century
• Life Magazine's 100 People Who Changed the World [2010] (Ranked: 83)
• Look at Me, I've Been Caught Smoking
• My Name, My Company
• People Magazine's Best Dressed of All Time [September 18, 2000]
• Profiles 15001-15250 (Ranked: 15157)
• Time Magazine's 100 Most Important People of the 20th Century [1998]
• Time’s 100 Women of the Year [1920-2020] (Ranked: 1924)
• Vanity Fair's International Best Dressed Hall of Fame - Females (Ranked: 1964)

Year In Review:

For 2024, as of last weekly ranking, Out of 1 Votes: 0% Annoying
In 2023, Out of 4 Votes: 75.00% Annoying
In 2022, Out of 15 Votes: 80.0% Annoying
In 2021, Out of 18 Votes: 66.67% Annoying
In 2020, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2019, Out of 35 Votes: 60.0% Annoying
In 2018, Out of 5 Votes: 40.0% Annoying
In 2017, Out of 20 Votes: 55.00% Annoying
In 2016, Out of 7 Votes: 71.43% Annoying
In 2015, Out of 8 Votes: 37.50% Annoying
In 2014, Out of 57 Votes: 61.40% Annoying
In 2013, Out of 36 Votes: 58.33% Annoying
In 2012, Out of 25 Votes: 36.00% Annoying
In 2011, Out of 53 Votes: 67.92% Annoying
In 2010, Out of 44 Votes: 68.18% Annoying
In 2009, Out of 83 Votes: 63.86% Annoying
In 2008, Out of 66 Votes: 74.24% Annoying
In 2007, Out of 117 Votes: 70.94% Annoying
In 2006, Out of 212 Votes: 67.45% Annoying
In 2005, Out of 299 Votes: 68.90% Annoying