I have to admit, I didn't know much about how Coco lived the first time I visited this doll, I just loved her suites. Then I did a bit of "Google" research and I was amazed the the lengths she went through to recreate these amazing rooms... simply amazed...
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
I took great pains when designing the two "Chinoiserie" rooms and her living room above her boutique. She loved Chinese Coromandel folding screens and I tried to replicate the spirit of two of them that were/are in those spaces to this day. She used them as wall coverings, doors, screens, and added privacy and mystery to her spaces.
Everyone loves a good party... and so did Coco!
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
The RITZ Hotel Penthouse Jazz club and Garden Terrace are my idea of what a club at that time might look like. The real RITZ Hotel courtyard restaurant is on the ground floor and I may tackle that at a future date.
Everything about these suites takes you back to an era long gone... Wonderful!
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
DECO BELLES Private Club ( Left-side, top floor) is my interpretation of a "Members Only" club or Speakeasy of the 1920's/30's between WWI and WWII.
So, this image is due to the new functionality of the SD camera. Please take a moment and visit this suite, it truly is beautiful.
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
The train is my interpretation of the Simplon-Orient Express. The train is traveling through the Alps at night during a snowstorm just as the character's in Agatha Christie's "Murder on the Orient Express" did. I hope to create one of the cabins in the future.
Normandy... it is beautiful there! This suite really captures the spirit of the times and location.
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
The Beach Hotel is my interpretation of a grande hotel she would have stayed in at Deaville, on the Normandy coast.
If you love fashion, you have to check out her bazaar too. You will find very beautiful dresses and blazers a la Coco Chanel, as well as deco items too.
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
On my site the right are her business rooms at 31 rue de ***bon across the street. I've done much research about her life and studied many photos of those spaces. I tried to create the look of the mirrored staircases and feel of her boutique and what her workroom would look like.
It was this doll who really inspired me to learn more about Coco Chanel and for that I am forever grateful.
Coco_Chanel____
In her words:
"Mademoiselle" was a human being and did many things I strongly disagree with. That having been said, she also helped many women to follow in her footsteps in dress, business and attitude. By opening the door for herself she also opened it for others. She wrote her own rule book and paid the consequences for her actions.
