An enigmatic woman, passionate and determined to become a powerful woman, Gabrielle Chanel is undoubtedly the most influential fashion designer in history. His creative capacity, his talent for adapting innovative concepts in his designs, was only comparable to his gift for surrounding himself with a circle of influential people, aristocrats and bohemian artists, who helped him boost his creativity, build his maison and raise his legend. .
This work reviews his life, his creations, his travels, his relationships with artists such as Picasso, Cocteau or Stravinsky, his first store on rue Cambon in Paris, his No. 5 perfume or his unmistakable designs and fetishes: the suit jacket tweed, the boater, the pearl necklace, the camellia, the men's trousers, the two-tone shoes, the 2.55 bag... A collection of details that are fashion history and myth.