Coco Chanel. The Life Told by Herself

This sensational book sheds light on the most secret pages of Coco Chanel's biography. It is not just a memoir but an extremely candid confession of the greatest woman of the 20th century. The story of Chanel told by herself. «There are many duchesses, but there is only one Chanel,» she replied to the marriage proposal from the Duke of Westminster, the richest man in Europe. She never held back her words, never obeyed the rules, and lived «against the tide.» A true self-made woman, she not only made herself but reshaped the entire world according to her own templates—not just fashion, but a lifestyle! The knee-length skirt—Chanel. The trouser suit for ladies—Chanel. The «little black dress»—Chanel. Small hats instead of huge structures with wide brims—Chanel. Costume jewelry—Chanel. A delicate fragrance instead of the choking smell of an entire flowerbed—Chanel. It was the Great Mademoiselle who gifted women the right to be natural, stylish, desirable, feminine—simply themselves…