& Igor Stravinsky | Coco Chanel

Stravinsky was concurrently revising his groundbreaking and scandalous score, The Rite of Spring .

While Stravinsky lived in her home, Chanel was finalizing the formula for her legendary Chanel No. 5. Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

In 1920s Paris, two icons of the 20th century— and Igor Stravinsky —reportedly crossed paths in a collision of style and sound. Following his exile from Russia, Chanel invited the avant-garde composer and his family to stay at her villa, Bel Respiro . Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky

What followed was a rumored, passionate affair that supposedly fueled some of their greatest works: Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky