Lady Amanda Harlech

In 1957, Coco Chanel travelled to Dallas to receive the Neiman Marcus Award for Distinguished Service in the Field of Fashion. It was a special moment for the designer, whose post war return to couture in 1954 had been met with howls of dismay from the French fashion press, but had been embraced and adored by American customers. More than half a century on, the extraordinary cavalcade that is the 21st century Chanel ha...