Emotional baggage? The classic clutch contains numerous nods to Coco’s upbringing at Aubazine Abbey orphanage – from the distinctive diamond-shaped quilting to the red velvet interior
ART and ARCHITECTURE, mainly: Coco Chanel - from neglected orphan to world famous designer
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel was a liberating designer whose clean-cut, simple clothes revolutionized women's fashion. Susan Stamberg explores how freedom and fashion collide in Anne Fontaine's new film, Coco Before Chanel.. Gabrielle Coco Chanel was a liberating designer whose clean-cut, simple clothes revolutionized women's fashion. Susan Stamberg explores how freedom and fashion collide in Anne Fontaine's new film, Coco Before Chanel.
Coco Chanel: The Orphan Who Transformed Fashion : NPR
From a poorhouse in Saumur, to a Catholic orphanage in the Dordogne to a nightclub stage in Moulins, Coco Chanel’s life did not truly take off until she moved to the fashion capital of Paris. Here…
Coco Chanel, The Life and Times of an Icon - France Today
HOW COCO CHANEL REVOLUTIONIZED THE MODERN HANDBAG
Join this trip down Gabrielle Chanel's memory lane, visiting the places in central France where Coco grew up: from a Catholic orphanage to the city where Gabrielle got her famous nickname, Coco and finally to Moulins where she meets one of her first lovers
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