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Arthur Edward Capel CBE (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. [1] Biography. Caricature of Capel dancing with Chanel.
Jun 8, 2012 · Friday, June 8, 2012. BOY CAPEL. BY JUSTINE PICARDIE. Extract from ‘Coco Chanel: the Legend and the Life’ (published by Harper Collins). "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.
A BELIEVER IN HUMANITY. “secure in the faith that we are fighting for liberty, justice and security in the interests of humanity against the dark forces of evil.”*. Boy Capel was an english self-made tycoon, sportsman and author. He was also the big love of Coco Chanel.
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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 (Credit: Apic/Contributor/Getty Images)
Sep 18, 2009 · Chanel soon meets Arthur "Boy" Capel, a dark and handsome British polo player who becomes the love of her life. He takes her to the sea at Deauville, where Chanel is disgusted by the fussy ...
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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. Shortly thereafter, Chanel was able to repay Capel all of his initial investment.
Arthur “Boy” Capel on horseback. If you have seen the movie “Coco before Chanel” you may recall the name Boy Capel. Arthur “Boy” Capel (1881-1919), the lover Coco Chanel lost, both by his marriage to an aristocrat, and by his tragic death in a road accident, has figured as a man of mysterious origins in many of the writings on Coco Chanel.
