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Highlights
- The best-selling, most abundantly illustrated biography available of fashion icon Coco Chanel, written by Edmonde Charles-Roux, her close friend and chosen official biographer.
- About the Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux began her journalistic career at Elle and ultimately became editor-in-chief of French Vogue.
- 384 Pages
- Biography + Autobiography, Artists, Architects, Photographers
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Book Synopsis
The best-selling, most abundantly illustrated biography available of fashion icon Coco Chanel, written by Edmonde Charles-Roux, her close friend and chosen official biographer. "A model pictorial biography." --New York Times * "This Chanel biography is as elegantly turned out as its subject." --Washington Post In this beautiful volume, the glorious life and world of the incomparable Coco Chanel shines again through lively text and a staggering collection of photographs, shedding new light on one of the great stories of the modern age. Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) is a fashion icon unlike any other, arguably the most influential designer of the 20th century, whose creations remain as popular today as when they were introduced a century ago. She invented modern, chic clothing for women: she freed them from corsets, bobbed their hair, put them in simple bathing suits, and sent them out to get tanned in the sun. She introduced slacks, costume jewelry, the exquisitely comfortable and elegant knit suit, the "little black dress," and the now-ubiquitous quilted handbag. She made the first couture perfume―No. 5―which remains the most popular scent ever created. And she knew and collaborated with the leading creative minds of her day: the likes of Picasso, Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Cocteau, Jean Renoir, and Visconti―as she matched their modernist innovations by liberating women from the prison of 19th-century fashion and introducing a whole new concept of style.Review Quotes
"This lavish photo tome brings depth to Chanel's sleek façade while revealing the fascinating woman behind it."-- "W"
Edmonde Charles-Roux (is) one of (Chanel's) best biographers.-- "The New Yorker"
Provides insight into the development of her sense of style and underscores the timelessness of her vision.-- "Veranda"
There have been many books about Chanel, but this is the great classic.-- "Art of the Times"
This beautiful volume contains hundreds of photographs and lively prose by its author, Edmonde Charles-Roux.-- "American Salon"
About the Author
Edmonde Charles-Roux began her journalistic career at Elle and ultimately became editor-in-chief of French Vogue.Dimensions (Overall): 10.5 Inches (H) x 8.2 Inches (W) x 1.4 Inches (D)
Weight: 4.35 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 384
Genre: Biography + Autobiography
Sub-Genre: Artists, Architects, Photographers
Publisher: Vendome Press
Format: Hardcover
Author: Edmonde Charles-Roux
Language: English
Street Date: March 9, 2005
TCIN: 92183880
UPC: 9780865651593
Item Number (DPCI): 247-16-3208
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship weight: 4.35 pounds
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