In a time when children were meant to be seen and not heard, along came Coco, a small French orphan with an eye for style, a talent for sewing, and a large imagination. Coco grew up in an orphanage run by very strict nuns, but she wasn’t very good at following rules. At a time when girls were told to brush their hair 100 times until their arms were sore, Coco promised herself that at some point she would snip away her locks in order that she wouldn’t should be so fussy—girls needed time for other things, they usually needed one of the most comforts that boys enjoyed. Why shouldn’t girls have pockets? And why did they’ve to wear corsets at all times? An exploration of Coco’s early life and a celebration of her creativity, Along Came Coco ​shows the ways during which Coco Chanel’s imaginative spirit led her to grow into one of the vital world’s most beloved fashion icons.