The real Coco Chanel, The Independent

A biopic of 'Mademoiselle' Chanel is set to be one of the movie hits of the summer. John Lichfield reports on an icon who prospered in Nazi-occupied France

How Coco Chanel embroidered her contradictory life story, Culture

Gabrielle Chanel, the founder of CHANEL

COCO CHANEL's independent distinctive role - The IPKat

Unabashed lover of millionaires, royalty and even a top Nazi - racy book on life of Coco Chanel

Hardcover copy of I Am Coco. This portrait of a fiercely independent creative thinker is filled with whimsical pictures and informative texts to depict the entire arc of Coco’s life and career, from schoolgirl rebel to haute couture icon. Young Gabrielle came from a poor family, was orphaned at age 12, and learned to sew in a convent school. She worked as a seamstress and sang in cabarets, where she was given the nickname Coco.

I Am Coco: The Life of Coco Chanel [Book]

I Am Coco: The Life of Coco Chanel – LACMA Store

Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel (1883-1971)

File:Coco Chanel, 1920.jpg - Wikipedia

Coco Chanel and Success. From rags to riches fashion designer…, by Lylah Dixon, Gladwellian Success Scholarly Magazine

Local Author Reveals an Inside Look into the Life of Coco Chanel

Coco Chanel: Nazi collaborator AND brave resistance fighter in wartime Paris?

The Radical History and Philosophy of Coco Chanel

How Global Icon Coco Chanel Reinvented Women's Fashion

Unabashed lover of millionaires, royalty and even a top Nazi - racy book on life of Coco Chanel