jjares reviewed on 2/17/2021 + 3307 more book reviews

Self-made women are rare and Coco Chanel paid dearly for her success. Going from a charity convent orphanage to the top of the fashion industry is a fascinating story. Coco succeeded because she was willing to work harder than others. Chanel's clothes are timeless but her real road to success was her perfume, Chanel No. 5.

However, Chanel did not experience a great deal of personal happiness. In fact, her romance with a German officer during WWII ruined her name in Paris. Actually, I thought she was lucky they didn't kill her; so many collaborators were killed in the streets. I liked that this book talks about Coco's failures as well as her successes. This makes for a more realistic biography.

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