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Arthur Edward Capel CBE (20 December 1881 – 22 December 1919), known as Boy Capel, was an English polo player, possibly best-remembered for being a lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Sep 14, 2023 · There was a string of lovers, among which the best-known, and probably most influential on her life, was Arthur "Boy" Capel, who died in a car accident in 1919.
Boy Capel, de son vrai nom Arthur Edward Capel 1, né en décembre 1881 à Brighton (Sussex) et mort le 22 décembre 1919 à Puget-sur-Argens (Var), est un homme d'affaires, homme du monde et sportsman anglais (polo), surtout connu en raison de sa liaison avec Coco Chanel pendant neuf ans et de son influence artistique sur elle [réf ...
Coco avant Chanel (Coco Before Chanel) (2009) was a French-language biographical film directed by Anne Fontaine, starring Audrey Tautou as the young Chanel, with Benoît Poelvoorde as Étienne Balsan and Alessandro Nivola as Boy Capel
Arthur Edward Capel CBE, known as Boy Capel, was an English polo player, possibly best-remembered for being a lover and muse of fashion designer Coco Chanel.
Jun 8, 2012 · "His name was Arthur Capel, but his friends called him Boy, in an Edwardian era when English gentleman were still able to celebrate their continuing freedoms long after had turned from boys to men. Boy's origins were swathed in romance, and he came to Paris amidst murmured speculation that he was connected in some mysterious way to the British ...
May 22, 2017 · It was Balsan who, in 1908, introduced Coco to her English lover, the polo-playing playboy Captain Arthur Edward 'Boy' Capel. 'He was my father, my brother, my entire family,' Chanel later said of him.
Dec 2, 2016 · Their affair ended when Chanel took up with one of Balsan’s friends, the even wealthier English aristocrat Arthur Edward ‘Boy’ Capel. He financed Chanel’s expansion into clothing and the creation of boutiques in Deauville in 1913 and in Biarritz in 1915.
Apr 2, 2024 · Capel was killed in an auto accident on Monday 22 December 1919 in Puget-sur-Argens, supposedly on his way to a secret Christmas rendez-vous with Chanel. He was buried with full military honours at Fréjus Cathedral on December 24, 1919.
Sep 22, 2023 · The documentary links the birth of the little black dress with the death of Boy Capel. Capel ultimately married a woman of his own social station but remained romantically involved with Chanel. Their relationship ended in 1919, when Capel was killed in a car crash.
