Her Face as Pale as Milk: desliz: cumaeansibyl: barbrastreisandvision: coco chanel was a nazii...
desliz:
cumaeansibyl:
barbrastreisandvision:
coco chanel was a nazi
i say this with no hyperbole whatsoever
she literally worked for the nazis and benefitted from jewish shareholders in chanel being sent off to concentration camps when their share came into her possession.
parisian consumers actually refused to buy a lot from her own ranges after 1940 because she was an infamous collaborator but british and american consumers kept on buying them and continue to glorify her
that’s nice
reminder that this is not even remotely disputed (and historians love to dispute things)
this is established historical fact, not rumors, she worked for a goddamn spymaster
you might say “well, is it fair to judge a company on its founder, I mean, look at Henry Ford, he was the worst” and we could have a discussion about that
but if Coco Chanel had been tried and convicted of espionage like she should have been, I’m fairly certain Chanel would not exist today. a house can survive its founder’s death, but not her execution
she wasn’t because she knew a lot of Nazi sympathizers high up in government and society and they were afraid of her naming names, so that’s how Chanel can continue banking on their glamorous founder’s image
Chanel should not exist and you can’t buy things from companies that don’t exist
important fact that gets omitted from this discussion: Pierre Wertheimer, the Jewish businessman who was the majority partner in Parfums Chanel and who was the major target of Chanel’s hatred (she tried unsuccessfully to assume sole control of the business), returned to France after the war and resumed his role. After Chanel’s death, Pierre’s son, Jacques, took controlling interest in the brand, and currently, his two sons, Alain and Gerard, are the owners of Chanel. It’s important to remember that yes, Chanel was a Nazi, but how can you not mention how amazing it is that her company and brand is now owned and run by the same Jewish family she was literally hoping to have exterminated? That is some epic revenge.
Well, hey, you learn something new every day. And this all is pretty interesting.
(Source: kategrice)