Coco Chanel & Deauville

An immersive discovery of the nascent world of Gabrielle Chanel and her beginnings in Deauville.

Drawing on readings, period photos, contemporary accounts and biographical elements, Alexandra Destais sheds light on Coco Chanel's beginnings, from her early struggles to the advent of her success as a milliner and fashion designer.

This female personality is often evoked from the angle of her exceptional social success and the empire she founded, but we know less about the thwarted artist, the "demi-mondaine" with irregular morals, the one who took classes with Isadora Duncan, She certainly didn't become a singer or dancer, but she was an ardent supporter of the artists of her time, particularly in the Deauville of the Belle-Époque, where literary and artistic personalities, self-made men and grand dames of the aristocracy and haute bourgeoise gravitated.