Coco Chanel is the rags-to-riches tale charting the rise of one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. From her humble childhood in a French orphanage, through her dressmaker apprenticeship where she honed her skill, as well as her designer's eye, to her passionate and tragic love with an Englishman as non-conformist and entrepreneurial as herself, and ultimately to her success as a pioneering icon, Coco Chanel provides a look behind the glamorous veneer of Coco Chanel and shows the passion, drive, and determination of this captivating woman and her challenging path to success.