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#64 Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets

Episode Summary

What I learned from reading Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets.

Episode Notes

What I learned from reading Coco Chanel: Her Life, Her Secrets.

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It is my work I am congratulated on, and to me, that's the only thing that counts (0:01), I've been miserable in a life that from the outside seemed magnificent (4:15), the maxims of Coco Chanel (6:43), Coco on marketing (13:22), Coco's early life (15:15), My need for independence began to develop when I was very young. (18:53), Coco Chanel at 20 (28:15), the beginning of her empire (34:00), I have nothing and I know I can do anything. (37:00), relentlessly resourceful / a metaphor on how to create opportunity (41:04), Coco goes to war for her profits - and wins (48:45)

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