The Chanel story he tells (1895 - 1954) is well researched and reveals a complex and independent woman who was not always likeable. Gortner knows the fashion industry, having worked in all levels of it before becoming a fulltime writer. It was her first lover that took her to Paris where her skill, ambition, and independence lead her to becoming Coco, an internationally known couture who still influences design almost fifty years after her death.G. The remainder of Chanel's childhood was spent in an orphanage where the nuns recognized her usual talent with a needle. Gabrielle Chanel was the daughter of a laundress and of a man who deserted his young children when his wife died. And when Paris falls to the Nazis, Coco is forced to make choices that will haunt her.Īn enthralling novel of an extraordinary woman who created the life she desired, Mademoiselle Chanel explores the inner world of a woman of staggering ambition whose strength, passion and artistic vision would become her trademark. But her fame and fortune cannot save her from heartbreak as the years pass. As Coco’s reputation spreads, her couturier business explodes, taking her into rarefied society circles and bohemian salons. Rejecting the frilly, corseted silhouette of the past, her sleek, minimalist styles reflect the youthful ease and confidence of the 1920s modern woman. But it is only when her lover takes her to Paris that Coco discovers her destiny.
She immerses herself in his world of money and luxury, discovering a freedom that sparks her creativity. Transforming herself into Coco-a seamstress and sometime torch singer-the petite brunette burns with ambition, an incandescence that draws a wealthy gentleman who will become the love of her life.
The sisters nurture Gabrielle’s exceptional sewing skills, a talent that will propel the willful young woman into a life far removed from the drudgery of her childhood. For readers of The Paris Wife and Z comes this vivid novel full of drama, passion, tragedy, and beauty that stunningly imagines the life of iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel-the ambitious, gifted laundrywoman’s daughter who revolutionized fashion, built an international empire, and become one of the most influential and controversial figures of the twentieth century.īorn into rural poverty, Gabrielle Chanel and her siblings are sent to orphanage after their mother’s death.
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