The Dark Story of Coco Chanel

She created the little black dress. She made the most famous perfume in the world. And during World War II, Coco Chanel was a registered agent for Nazi Germany, codenamed "Westminster." This is the dark true story of Chanel — how a poor orphan girl from a French convent built a global empire worth billions, and the wartime secret she spent the rest of her life trying to bury. From the creation of Chanel No. 5, to her affair with a Nazi spy inside the occupied Hôtel Ritz, to her attempt to use Hitler's own laws to seize her perfume from the Jewish family who owned it — and the stunning twist that left that same family owning her entire empire today. Behind every great fashion house lies a story of blood, betrayal, and ruin. This is the one Chanel would rather you forget. If you love the true stories behind the world's most iconic brands, LIKE this video and SUBSCRIBE to House of Ruin — a new dark documentary every week. ▶ Subscribe: @houseofruindocs