From convent girl to the sweet smell of success – Coco Chanel – Chanel
The first UK exhibition dedicated to the work of French couturière, Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel, charting the establishment of the House of CHANEL and the evolution of her iconic design style which continues to influence the way women dress today, is now at the V&A South Kensington. Giles and I wrote an inspirational story about Coco Chanel and No 5 in our Wonder Women book. We included it in the ‘A Woman’s Place’ section of the book, A woman’s place is…