This fall Lifetime will air a two-part miniseries based on the life of Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. Slovakian actress, Barbora Bobulova plays the young Coco. One of my favorite actresses, Shirley MacLaine, will play the designer in her later years.

• About the film
• Fashion Windows - a brief overview of Coco Chanel’s career
• Inside Coco Chanel’s apartment - the photos
• Chanel - the website
• Chanel and Her World - the book

“Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening.” (Coco Chanel)