Dormindo com o Inimigo: A Guerra Secreta de Coco Chanel
Format: paperback
ISBN:
9788535919462 (8535919465)
ASIN: 8535919465
Publish date: September 13th 2011
Publisher: Companhia das Letras
Pages no: 368
Edition language: Portuguese
Walking fashion faux pas that I am, even I know what extactly Chanel means in the terms of fashion and scent. Which is why I read this book.I want a little more meat. I have no doubt that Vaughan's thesis is correct; I just want more meat. Part of this is because Chanel, like her famous perfume, ...
For those expecting a fully fleshed biography of Coco Chanel, make no mistake: as the title implies, the focus of this book is on Chanel's experience during WWII and the Nazi occupation of France. Vaughan does not (and, to my mind, never intended to) present an all-inclusive look at her life; coun...
In this book, Vaughan sets out to prove that Coco Chanel --- the famous Paris couturier who revolutionized 20th century women's fashions and created a perfume that remains a popular icon today (Chanel No. 5) --- collaborated with the Germans during their occupation of France (1940-1944). Chanel, li...