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How Coco Chanel embroidered her contradictory life story
8 mins | Sep 19, 2023
A feminist hero, Nazi collaborator… and resistance agent? On the back of a groundbreaking BBC documentary that explores her myths and mysteries, Vanessa Thorpe analyses how - although Chanel's legacy endures - a more nuanced and controversial figure than previously acknowledged is revealed. Read by Betsy Foldes Meiman.
