Chanel. Her Intimate World

This illustrated biography offers unprecedented insight into Coco Chanel's complex and enigmatic fe through new research and analysis of the designer by an expert historian.
Chanel expert Isabelle Fieyer offers a rare, deeply personal look into the fe of the iconic designer Coco Chanel. This biography draws from exclusive interviews with Chanel's closest family mbers and extensive archival research to reveal the designer's most private world--her love for symbosm and poetry, her romantic relationships, and her enduring bond with her nephew, André Alasse, whom she raised as her own son. His daughter, Gaielle Alasse-Launie--Chanel's goddaughter and only direct descendant--shares intimate mories and access to her great-aunt's cherished collection of fashion, jewelry, and art.
ided into five chronological sections, the book immerses readers in Chanel's fe, unveing rarely seen personal artifacts: gifts from her great love, Boy Capel, as well as her furniture, favorite jewelry, tasmans, garments, family photos, and correspondence. This new text exAnds upon Fieyer's research from her previous books on the designer and includes the compelng chapter "Aas Coco," which explores newly uncovered documents from French Secret Service archives, shedding ght on Chanel's clandestine activities during World War II and her connections to the Resistance.
Isabelle Fieyer's sensitive terary style along with the insights and recollections of Alasse-Launie reveal the hidden depths of Chanel's character, exploring a side of "Auntie Coco" far roved from her pubc image. This handsome book--with three-quarter binding and cloth spine--is an essential read for those who seek to understand the complex and enigmatic woman behind the legendary and.