Isabelle Fiemeyer Livres

Chanel intime. Tout a été dit, écrit, filmé ou presque sur la vie et l'oeuvre de Coco Chanel sauf ce qui relève de l'intime, de son attachement au symbolisme, à l'ésotérisme et à la poésie, aux hommes qu'elle a aimés, à sa famille, André Palasse surtout, ce neveu qu'elle a élevé comme son propre fils. Gabrielle Labrunie, fille d'André Palasse et seule descendante directe de Coco Chanel qui lui fut proche pendant plus de quarante ans, a accepté, par amitié, d'ouvrir ses portes et de partager ses souvenirs. En cinq parties chronologiques, Ténèbres, Réalités invisibles, États poétiques, Correspondances, Résonances, le présent ouvrage dévoile le monde secret de Coco Chanel, une exploration au plus près du mystère. Les objets et documents montrés ici, le plus souvent inconnus et inédits, sont autant de fragments de cet univers : les cadeaux de son grand amour Boy Capel, ceux du duc de Westminster, ses livres, meubles, accessoires et bijoux préférés, sa garde-robe personnelle, ainsi que le décor de son appartement de la rue Cambon.

The most personal account of the life and work of legendary designer Coco Chanel ever told. Coco Chanel’s life and work have been recounted often in print and film-everything except the details of her most private self: her fondness for symbolism and poetry, the men she loved, her family, and in particular her nephew Andre Palasse, whom she raised like a son. His daughter Gabrielle Palasse-Labrunie--goddaughter to both Chanel and the Duke of Westminster and Chanel’s only direct descendant--enjoyed a close-knit relationship with the designer for more than forty years. In this biography, she opens her doors and shares personal memories of her great-aunt. This work--divided into five chronological parts, including Chanel’s dark periods--plunges the reader into the private world of Chanel, offering intimate insight. Photographs of Chanel’s personal effects, many of which have never before been seen or published, include presents from her great love Boy Capel, furniture, favorite jewelry, talismans, clothes, family photographs, rare documents, correspondence, and books with personal inscriptions. In Intimate Chanel, Palasse-Labrunie discloses all that was “important” to her great-aunt and recounts their private conversations, unveiling who her “Auntie Coco” really was: a Chanel who was very different from her public persona.

This new biography offers insight into Coco Chanel's complex and enigmatic life and features previously unpublished information, images and new documents from the wartime period