CHANEL & THE EXILE
As we have seen here Gabrielle Chanel never emphasized any past as a Resistance fighter.
At the Liberation in September 1944 Continue reading “CHANEL & THE EXILE”
CHANEL & THE RITZ
As we’ve seen here, Deauville was the cornerstone of Gabrielle Chanel’s success from 1913 onwards. Biarritz followed in 1915, then Paris in 1921 Continue reading “CHANEL & THE RITZ”
CHANEL & DEAUVILLE
Here I am in Deauville, Normandy, in front of the gorgeous drawing of Gabrielle Chanel executed in 2011 by Karl Lagerfeld on the wall Continue reading “CHANEL & DEAUVILLE”
THE BARMAN OF THE RITZ
Philippe Collin’s historical novel “Le Barman du Ritz” (The Barman of the Ritz) is a fictionalized account of the Parisian life of Frank Meier Continue reading “THE BARMAN OF THE RITZ”