The Coco Chanel Mystery
Discover Coco Chanel’s Paris and unweil the mysteries of her life
Highlights
- How Gabrielle Became “Coco Chanel”: the unstoppable rise of a woman with humble origins
- The Chanel Revolution and its impact on the lives of women of her time and today’s
- Iconic Locations of the Chanel Universe in Paris: Rue Cambon, Ritz Hotel, Place Vendôme
- An Extraordinary Character: bold, straightforward, often provocative—Mademoiselle Chanel herself!
- Chanel’s Legacy Today: a brand that continues to fascinate and inspire the world
You will discover
This street tour will guide you, through emblematic streets of Opera, Madeleine & Concorde historical neighborhoods and (amongst others) through and by :
- Rue Cambon 21 & 31
- Place Vendôme & The Ritz
- Tuileries gardens
Complete description
Behind the Chanel brand—its glamour, its muses, and the worldwide success of the maison—lies a mystery: Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel. An elusive woman who constantly reinvented her life as she designed her dresses—adding, removing, transforming. Who is this secretive figure at the helm of the greatest empire ever built by a woman? What secrets lie behind this ultimate fashion icon?
A Coco Chanel caught in the grip of doubt welcomes you: will Gabrielle disappear behind the brilliance of the Chanel empire? All her life, Gabrielle Chanel fought to become someone, having been born as no one. Will history remember the Chanel brand rather than the woman herself? From the hushed salons of the Ritz to the ateliers on Rue Cambon, Mademoiselle Chanel opens the doors to her universe: her creative genius, her triumphs, but also her flaws and shadows. Gabrielle Chanel was a being of chiaroscuro, as much black as white, just like her creations.
Through confidences, encounters, and flashes of genius, unravel the “Chanel mystery.” Discover how Gabrielle became “Coco”, and how “Coco” built the Chanel empire.
Included
- A guided city tour with a professionnal actor-guide
- Private tour
Meeting point
In front of 3 Place Maurice Barrès, Parvis de Notre-Dame-de-l’Assomption, 75001 Paris
Metro stations : Concorde or Madeleine
Important information
- Visit duration : 1h30
- 24h confirmation
End of the visit
Escalier des Feuillants, 121 rue des Tuileries, Jardin des Tuileries, 75001 Paris
Metro station Tuileries
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