For decades after her death in 1971, the scandalous rumours that French fashion icon Coco Chanel had been a Nazi collaborator during the wartime Occupation of Paris remained just whispers in quiet corners.
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How Coco Chanel spent her exile in Switzerland
Coco Chanel s grave in the Bois-de-Vaux Cemetery, Lausanne Keystone / Laurent Gillieron
French fashion designer, perfumer and Nazi agent Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel, who died exactly 50 years ago, is buried in Lausanne. After the war she moved to Switzerland to escape criminal charges of collaboration, spending around ten years by Lake Geneva.
This content was published on January 10, 2021 - 12:00
January 10, 2021 - 12:00
Thomas Stephens
Born in London, Thomas was a journalist at The Independent before moving to Bern in 2005. He speaks three official Swiss languages and enjoys travelling the country and practising them, above all in pubs, restaurants and gelaterias.