Far from worrying about the onset of war, in the spring of 1938 the burning question on the French Riviera was whether one should curtesy to the Duchess of Windsor. Few of those who had settled there for a golden, glamorous life thought much about what was going on in the rest of Europe.
Featuring a sparkling cast of artists, writers and historical figures with the enigmatic Coco Chanel at its heart, Chanel’s Riviera is an enthralling account of a period that saw some of the deepest extremes of luxury and terror in the whole of the twentieth century.
From the glamour of the pre-war parties and casinos in Antibes, Nice and Cannes to the horrors of the displacement of thousands of families during the Second World War, Chanel’s Riviera explores the world of the Côte d’Azur elite in the 1930s and 1940s.
