![Coco, Léon de Laborde and Étienne Balsan. He was much more handsome in real life than they portray him in the movie. Coco, Léon de Laborde and Étienne Balsan. He was much more handsome in real life than they portray him in the movie.](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/51/e6/d2/51e6d2380d327357807a4748cafe8a85.jpg)
Coco, Léon de Laborde and Étienne Balsan. He was much more handsome in real life than they portray him in the movie.
![Hôtel Mont Royal on Twitter: "© Getty Images: Coco Chanel - Chantilly In 1964 #CocoChanel fell in love with Étienne Balsan, a gentleman who shared the same horseback riding passion as her. Hôtel Mont Royal on Twitter: "© Getty Images: Coco Chanel - Chantilly In 1964 #CocoChanel fell in love with Étienne Balsan, a gentleman who shared the same horseback riding passion as her.](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DpJ40A2W0AAGHTp.jpg)
Hôtel Mont Royal on Twitter: "© Getty Images: Coco Chanel - Chantilly In 1964 #CocoChanel fell in love with Étienne Balsan, a gentleman who shared the same horseback riding passion as her.
![How Coco Chanel used the men in her life to secure her place in Paris high society | Daily Mail Online How Coco Chanel used the men in her life to secure her place in Paris high society | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/09/10/19/18314274-0-image-a-18_1568140405225.jpg)