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Part Two: Coco Chanel: The Nazi Who Invented Fashion

Behind the Bastards

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The House of Chanel's Legacy

The Wertheimer family plays a major role in helping her return to the fashion industry in 1954. She continues to be a massive success and an influential part of the industry until her death in 1971. No public acknowledgement of her work for the Abwehr was made until 2011 when sleeping with the enemy was published. The brand discredited the book as speculation and said, it will no doubt always remain a mystery.

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