Coco Chanel: A Biography… by Axel Madsen
This is a fabulous (and now re-released book) which I enjoyed immensely especially after seeing the film ‘CoCo Avant Chanel’. The opening lines of the book: “She made up things”. Ain’t that the truth !
“Coco Chanel’s genius for fashion may have been distilled in simplicity, but her life was an extravaganza. A brilliant array of luminaries fell under her spell — Picasso, Churchill, Cocteau; lovers included the Grand Duke Dmitri; the English roue, Boy Capel; a French poet; and, a German spy and the Duke of Westminster, who offered to leave his wife for her permanently, if she would only bear him an heir. Axel Madsen’s book cuts through the falsehoods and covers the history of modern fashion.” “The best yet book on the big C” says Elle magazine. A fascinating must read for anyone interested in fashion !
£7.99 Amazon. Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (3 Aug 2009)
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