Fashion icon turned Nazi ally: Coco Chanel’s dark wartime secrets (plus the nation that revived her)

Fashion icon turned Nazi ally: Coco Chanel’s dark wartime secrets (plus the nation that revived her)

It was Coco Chanel who said, “In order to be irreplaceable, one must always be different.” She was talking about fashion and personal branding, of course. However, during the dark years of World War II, the maxim took on a dark meaning when the visionary fashion icon’s drive to remain indispensable led to cultivated strategic ties with German elites in order to secure her personal safety, social status, and business interests in Nazi-occupied F…

Hunt for Nazi gold train filled with stolen artifacts revived after new clue revealed

The world is one step closer to solving this historic treasure hunt. Experts dispute whether the long-fabled Nazi gold train ever existed, but many insist that it simply hasn’t been unveiled since going missing some 80 years ago. Now, a new clue has re-launched the search. Polish officials received a letter that allegedly had the... The post Hunt for Nazi gold train filled with stolen artifacts revived after new clue revealed appeared first on D…