hey betty! phew, doesn’t life get busy during the summer? i’ve been traveling a lot lately (more on that later), and in between flights and miles of miles on the road, i picked up a book to kill time. it ended up being a tremendous read, as most things about coco chanel are.
it’s a brief history of coco chanel (which is largely tall-tales and embellishments of her actual life, which is yet shrouded in mystery) along with a tongue-in-cheek way to carve out your own place in the fashion world à la coco. to me, the best part was the section on how to cultivate your own sense of style on your own terms. in the age of the internet, it has become so simple to fall back on your muses, using them as templates rather than inspiration. the gospel according to coco thrusts you forward, encouraging you to determine your look, and buck the trends.
i found it tucked in the ‘self improvement’ section of barnes and noble, and knew i needed it. self help, self improvement… those are the types of books that are my complete weakness, and i’m not sure why! there’s some sort of awesome, warm & fuzzy feeling you get when you read self improvement books; you feel like you could take on the whole world!
❤ mae
I have been running around nonstop as well! It is the summer curse I guess. We will be at it again this upcoming weekend and then again in two weeks! Anyways I will have to check out this book it does sound familar for some reason. Hope your travels went well and I cannot wait to hear all about them!
xoxo
KC
it makes me feels so lax on writing, but i’m glad we have a fellow sympathizer! ❤ mae