Contributor

C.W. Gortner

Author

A former fashion executive and now full time writer, C.W. Gortner’s many historical novels have been bestsellers around the world. His new novel, Mademoiselle Chanel (William-Morrow, HarperCollins) imagines the life of Coco Chanel—whose burning ambition revolutionized fashion, built an international empire, and made her one of the most influential and controversial figures of the twentieth century.