Author(s): FRANÇOISE AVELINE

Fashion

Like a tale from The Arabian Nights, the story of Chanel is one of magical transformations. From Gabrielle Chanel’s anonymous birth in Samour to her rise to the doyenne of fashion to the House of Chanel’s current prominence under the leadership of Karl Lagerfeld, Chanel has always stood for an understated elegance - the look of the 20th century. This memoire tells the story of fashion’s most enduring legend.