LA PAUSA : THE IDEAL MEDITERRANEAN VILLA OF GABRIELLE CHANEL

In 1928, Gabrielle Chanel built La Pausa, a magnificent
villa in Roquebrune in the South of France. Designed
and decorated by the couturiere herself, it was her
refuge for decades, and where she welcomed many
friends-leading artistic, cultural, and high-society
figures such as the Duke of Westminster, Pablo
Picasso, Salvador Dalí, and Jean Cocteau.
Plunging the reader into the bustling atmosphere of
the Côte d’Azur in the 1930s, this book showcases all
facets of her Mediterranean home-its conception and
construction, unique architecture and gardens, and the
artists and creatives it inspired. The luxurious tome
is bound in Orient blue cloth with an inlaid portrait
of the villa, seven-color printing on two paper stocks,
and three facsimile inserts-Chanel’s correspondence
with Picasso and Dalí and an architectural plan of
the villa. Expert essays and rare archival materials are
completed with a conversation between Yana Peel and
Peter Marino (who recently restored the villa) and a
chronology. Reflecting the creativity and singularity of
the iconic fashion designer, La Pausa is a monument to
the private world of Gabrielle Chanel.