When Elsa lastly resurfaces in episode six, Chanel has exiled herself in Switzerland following the top of the occupation, fearful her relationship with the Nazis may result in her persecution. Elsa, in the meantime, finally ends up overdosing on morphine in Chanel’s resort room, because the present flashes again to their shared youth in Moulins, France, the place they carried out in nightclubs collectively.
In actual life, nevertheless, Vera was Chanel’s companion in Operation Modellhut, whereas Misia grappled with drug dependancy.
Who was Vera Bate Lombardi?
Born Vera Nina Arkwright in London in 1883, Vera might be thought-about royal-adjacent, given her mom’s second marriage to George William Adolphus FitzGeorge (the great-grandson of King George III of the UK). Vera’s first marriage was to an American, Frederick Blantford Bate, in 1916, after which she wed Alberto Lombardi, a member of the Italian Fascist Get together.
Vera was an energetic sportswoman and equestrian who ran in aristocratic circles, turning into a invaluable affiliate of Chanel’s. On the time, the designer was eager on displaying her couture to deep-pocketed Englishwomen, and never solely was Vera an embodiment of the trendy “Chanel girl,” however she additionally had spectacular contacts. She’d go on to work with Chanel as a publicist earlier than doing a stint with couturier Edward Molyneux.
