230. Coco Chanel | Fashion, Fragrance, and Fascism, Part Two

Done & Dunne

Hemlock Creatives

True Crime, History

4.7 • 630 Ratings

🗓️ 12 June 2025

⏱️ 29 minutes

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Summary

In this continuation of the life and times of Coco Chanel, we take the legendary designer through the Roaring 20s to the mid-1930s. This was an action packed time in her life, including even more expansion into a fragrance line, an entrée into London high society, a few high profile love affairs, two bad business deals, and a love nest in Scotland as well. Ride along for this decade plus in her life, possibly the best one as the shadows of war are creeping in for our finale, in which Coco will do a little bit more than dabble into Fascism. Continue your investigation with ad-free and bonus episodes on Patreon! To advertise on Done & Dunne, please reach out to info@amplitudemediapartners.com. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:40.5	And we are going to find some sticky spiderwebs this week in our story.
0:46.4	Thank you so much for joining me as we pick up with the life and times of Coco Chanel in this
0:52.1	multiple drop week.
0:56.9	In our last episode, we left Coco at the close of 1919, 36 years old and in mourning for her lover boy Capelle. The man who believed in her,
1:05.0	supported her, and launched her career that is only now really just taking off. It is time to get to the roaring 20s as there is no slowing, this Leo lady down for too long. 1920 to 1936 in the life of Coco Chanel. let's investigate.
1:49.1	Oh my, investigators. For Coco, the 1910s were quite a ride.
1:52.5	But what is in store for the Roaring 20s?
1:58.4	It is time for a little bit of resilience and a little bit more lipstick for Coco.
2:06.2	She has already begun her fashion revolution with jersey as a fabric, bringing in menswear elements like pants into the wardrobes of the ladies. Holy cats, her ankles are
2:14.3	showing. But now, 1919, boy Capella's dead and Coco has a small problem.
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