Young Coco Chanel works as a seamstress by day, a cabaret entertainer by night. Then she meets a wealthy heir and becomes his lover and fashion consultant. Tired of the flowery hats, tight corsets, and yards of lace the defines women’s fashion, Coco uses her lover’s clothing as a starting point to distill an elegant and sophisticated line of women’s clothing that propels her to the top of Parisian haute couture.

Coordinators: Mike and Marilyn Glass