Коко Шанель. Жизнь, рассказанная ею самой

Eta sensacionnaia kniga prolivaet svet na samiee tainiee stranicie biografii Koko Shanel. Eto ne prosto memuarie, a predelno otkrovennaia ispoved velichaishei jenshinie XX veka. Istoriia Shanel, rasskazannaia eu samoi. "Gercogin mnogo, a Shanel odna", – otvetila ona na predlojenie ruki i serdca ot gercoga Vestminsterskogo, samogo bogatogo cheloveka v Evrope. Ona nikogda ne lezla za slovom v karman, ne podchinialas pravilam i jila "protiv techeniia". Nastoiashaia self-made woman, ona sdelala ne tolko sebia, no perekroila po sobstvenniem lekalam ves mir – ne prosto modu, a stil jizni! Korotkaia ubka do kolen – Shanel. Bruchniei kostum dlia dam – Shanel. "Malenkoe chernoe plate" – Shanel. Nebolshie shliapki vmesto ogromnieh soorujenii s shirochenniemi poliami – Shanel. Bijuteriia – Shanel. Iziashniei aromat vmesto udushaushego zapaha celoi cvetochnoi klumbie – Shanel. Imenno Velikaia Mademuazel podarila jenshine pravo biet estestvennoi, stilnoi, jelannoi, jenstvennoi – samoi soboi…

This sensational book sheds light on the most secret pages of Coco Chanel's biography. This is not just a memoir, but an extremely frank confession of the greatest woman of the 20th century. Chanel's story, told by herself. "There are many Duchesses, but Chanel is one," she replied to a marriage proposal from the Duke of Westminster, the richest man in Europe. She never reached into her pocket for a word, did not obey the rules and lived "against the current." A real self-made woman, she not only made herself, but reshaped the whole world according to her own patterns – not just fashion, but a lifestyle! Short knee–length skirt - Chanel. Pantsuit for Chanel ladies. "Little black dress" – Chanel. Small hats instead of huge structures with wide brims – Chanel. Costume jewelry – Chanel. An elegant fragrance instead of the suffocating smell of a whole flower bed – Chanel. It was the Great Mademoiselle who gave a woman the right to be natural, stylish, desirable, feminine – herself.…