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Chanel Links: Week of 09.13.10
Coco, the musical about Coco Chanel’s life (that starred Katherine Hepburn) made a brief comeback this weekend in a bare-bones production at the New York Theather Company. Sophy Robson worked for...
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Coco Chanel: The Legend and the Life by Justine Picardie
I read every book I can get my hands on about Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel – well at least the ones in English. When I heard a while back that there was a new biography in the works, Coco Chanel: The...
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Karl Lagerfeld Sketches Coco Chanel
Last year, Justine Picardie released Coco Chanel: The Legend and The Life. Karl Lagerfeld enjoyed the bio so much that it inspired him to sketch Coco Chanel for a new edition that will be published...
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More Karl Lagerfeld Sketches of Coco Chanel
Back in March we saw a sneak peek of illustrations Karl Lagerfeld did for a re-issue of Justine Picardie’s Coco Chanel: The Legend and The Life. I came across some more illustrations and I thought I...
View ArticleBiographers Debate Coco Chanel’s Nazi Ties
I read Sleeping With the Enemy a few weeks ago but I didn’t have a chance to write my review before I left for New York for Fashion Week. I’ve waited on writing the review because my notes are in the...
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Lunch with Coco Chanel Biographer Justine Picardie
On Tuesday, I had the honor of attending a Luncheon held in honor of Justine Picardie, the author of Chanel – Her Life. Tucked away in the private upstairs room of La Grenouille, “the last great...
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Book Review: Sleeping With the Enemy – Coco Chanel’s Secret War by Hal Vaughan
When I heard the nasty rumors circulating online about Sleeping With the Enemy: Coco Chanel’s Secret War, a new book that unlocks the secrets of Coco Chanel’s WWII wartime activities I had to get my...
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Chanel Joaillerie Spring 2012
Chanel Joaillerie Spring 2012 Open Necklace with Shooting Star Brooch Chanel presented its Chanel Joaillerie Spring 2012 collection – the haute couture of fine jewelry. What set this presentation...
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Flash Back Friday: The Legend of the Chanel Logo’s Double C
Catherine de Medici's Hairpin with Interlocking Cs found in 2012 Chanel’s iconic interlocking Cs logo is one of the most widely-recognized logos in the world. However, much like Coco Chanel’s life...
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Flash Back Friday: Aubazine Abbey
After her mother’s death when she was eleven, Coco Chanel’s father dropped she and her two sisters off at the orphanage at the abbey at Aubazine in Corrèze, France. Chanel spent six years at the...
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