Coco Chanel Unmasked: a Conversation with Rhonda Garelick
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Welcome to Luxe Stories, a new original series on SiriusXM that delves into the untold stories behind the world’s most iconic luxury brands.
In our premiere episode, host Pauline Brown sits with fashion historian and New York Times columnist Rhonda Garelick for a discussion on the enigmatic Coco Chanel—the woman who revolutionized fashion and whose aesthetic style became a symbol of cultural transformation.
Together, they explore Coco’s difficult early years -- how they shaped her tastes and fueled her rise. They also delve into her wartime affiliations with the Nazi party, affairs with powerful men, conflicts with her longtime business partners, and bitter rivalries with other designers like Elsa Schiaparelli and Paul Poiret.
Finally, they reflect on how her successor, Karl Lagerfeld, rescued the brand from near obscurity, how he transformed it with his own bold vision and unapologetic flair, and how Coco herself might react to her brand today as well as the fashion industry that she once ruled.
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