In this impeccably written full-scale biography we finally discover the history of the incredible woman who created the way we look now: Coco Chanel. An extraordinary inventor, she conjured up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary chic, best-selling perfumes, and the most successful fashion brand of all time – but she also invented herself, fashioning the myth of her own life with the same dexterity as her couture.