Coco Chanel: Orphan, Nazi Spy, Fashion Icon

This week, Zak and Lianne unpack the life of iconic fashion designer - Coco Chanel. We’ll dive into her humble beginnings in an orphanage, a morphine addiction, and her dark WWII ties to the Nazis. Today in Art will pay tribute to a professional athlete turned thief who made off with masterpiece “The Scream”!

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• https://wwd.com/fashion-news/fashion-scoops/coco-chanel-interesting-facts-fashion-designer-1203240614/

• https://www.bbc.com/culture/article/20240220-the-truth-about-coco-chanel-and-the-nazis

• https://www.instyle.com/who-is-coco-chanel-5344119

• https://www.harpersbazaar.com/fashion/designers/a743/coco-chanel-secret-life/

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• "Danse Macabre" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/