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| 可可•香奈兒 Coco Chanel |
 Coco Chanel was one of the most celebrated fashion designers of the 20th century, and also one of the most controversial. She was a fantasist who told lies about her parents, a traveling salesman and a laundry woman, in order to make her simple childhood appear more glamorous. Even her name was invented! She was born Gabrielle Chanel, but as a young nightclub singer she took the new name of Coco. At the start of the Second World War, Coco closed the Chanel fashion house. Many people believed that the conflict was simply an excuse to fire all her employees, who had been asking for better working conditions. Coco had a strong dislike of Jewish people and became romantically involved with a German officer during the war; she may even have worked as a spy for the Germans. She also funded an anti-foreigner newsletter called“Witness,” which was written by another of her lovers, the illustrator Paul Iribe.
可可• 香奈兒是20 世紀最遠近馳名又備受爭議的時裝設計師之一。她是一個天馬行空的人，謊稱自己的父親是周遊各國的業務、母親是洗衣女工，目的在於為自己簡樸的童年增添華麗色彩。連她的名字都是杜撰出來的！她的本名是嘉布麗葉兒• 香奈兒（Gabrielle Chanel），年輕時期擔任夜店歌手後，則將自己改名為「可可」（Coco）。 第二次世界大戰初期，可可將香奈兒時裝公司關門大吉，許多人深信這樣的反差行為，只是她用來開除所有員工的藉口，因為員工們不停地要求更良好的工作待遇。可可對猶太人極度反感，並於戰爭期間愛上一名德國軍官，甚至可能做過德國間諜。她還成立抵制外國人的《目擊者》報刊，執筆人是她的另一位情人──插畫家保羅．伊里比。 |
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