Coco Chanel...
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CARDIFF author Rose Sgueglia is the author of a fascinating new book The Real Coco Chanel in which we learn that Coco was not only a romantic heroine, she was also a fashion designer, business woman and believed by many to be a Nazi spy!
There are chapters focusing on the Chanel Maison and the creation of her iconic trademark, as well as her “little black dress” and Chanel No 5.
Included in this well-illustrated book are three exclusive interviews with individuals who had known her and researched her life and the biography ends on how the myth and legacy of Coco Chanel is represented in popular culture.
The author a writer and marketing consultant is founder and director of Miss Squiggles, a magazine marketing agency and online shop.
The Real Coco Chanel by Rose Sgueglia is published by Pen & Sword Books at £19.99.
Regular readers of this column will know of my fascination of the Cardiff Continental Waxworks that used to be in St Mary Street so I was delighted to receive a review copy of Madame Tussaud: Her Life and Legacy by Geri Walton and published by Pen & Sword at £19.99.
Madame Tussaud is known worldwide for the chain of waxworks which she started 200 years ago and she was not just a sculptor but an amazing marketer. ■■Please send your letters and pictures to Brian Lee, Cardiff Remembered, South Wales Echo, Six Park Street, Cardiff CF10 1XR or email brianlee4@virginmedia. com – please include your phone number as I can reply by letter.