Coco Chanel: legend and life

A sensational book - a new look at the life of the famous Coco Chanel
- Previously unknown facts about Coco Chanel's life are published
- Many photographs are borrowed from private archives and are published for the first time in this book
- Alongside the biographical narrative, the reader will uncover the secrets of Chanel's creativity and learn about the sources of inspiration for the woman who built a fashion empire "from scratch" and revolutionized fashion in the 20th century.
An engaging story, based on the author's observations and conversations with the employees of the House of Chanel who had the fortune of working with Coco herself, her contemporaries, relatives, and friends, as well as on previously unknown facts from Chanel's biography, - in this book Justine Picardy reveals new facets of the personality of the celebrated couturier and one of the greatest women of the 20th century. The story of Chanel begins with the tale of a poor orphan, a lost girl from a sad fairy tale. Justine Picardy brings to light previously unknown details of Gabrielle Chanel's childhood, which took place in a convent orphanage, her escape into the alien world of adults, and lifts the brilliant veil that masks the life of the celebrated couturier.
A delicately drawn picture reinterprets the passionate, very complicated relationships Chanel had with others and allows for a different, more focused look at how Coco Chanel created a legend out of herself. In addition, the reliable narrative, based on personal observations and conversations with the last living friends, employees, and relatives of Chanel, helps decode the codes of her language and symbolism, tracing how the formation of her personality influenced the creation of her famous style.