Photos of Boy Capel are rare so it is interesting to come across one we may have missed. The pictures below are of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel’s first boutique in Deauville circa 1913. In one of the pictures she is standing at the door of her boutique between her sponsors Boy Capel seated on the left […]
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Arthur J. Capel, Boy Capel’s father - Posted December 4, 2011
Following is information I have collected regarding Arthur J. Capel, Boy Capel’s father. Most of the popular biographies of Coco Chanel I have seen repeat inaccurate speculations about Boy Capel’s origins and parentage. However I have found that the information is there to be discovered if one is willing to delve in to publicly accessible […]
Arthur “Boy” Capel’s Shipping Line - Posted December 3, 2011
Captain Arthur Edward “Boy” Capel CBE (b 1881, d. 22 December 1919) Here is a collection of information I have collected in my searches for information about the Chanel – Boy Capel connection. We can determine that Arthur Edward “Boy” Capel was a man of means coming from a well-to-do family whose learned his trade […]
Capel Family 1851 Census – Boy Capel’s Grandparents - Posted August 22, 2011
Arthur ‘Boy’ Capel’s Grandparents John Capel , born 1810 , Occupation in 1851: Coast Guard Boatman , Birth address given as Station Cottage , Brompton Kent, England Mary Capel , Born 1809- ,Irish – Waterford , Station Cottage , HO107-1635 650 , 94 , 0 Boy Capel’s Father and Uncle Arthur Joseph Capel, born in […]
Identified: The Bust on Coco Chanel’s Mantelpiece - Posted July 21, 2011
Coco Chanel, Boy Capel and the Monsignor Author: Patricia Hayes Perhaps you have seen photos of Coco Chanel’s Dining room in her private apartment on Rue Cambon, and noticed the marble bust that takes pride of place in the center of the mantelpiece. Very few writings on Coco Chanel mention the bust and none that […]