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An Intimate Life
Lisa Chaney
ISBN: 9780141036854
Format: Paperback
Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd
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Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards.
In "Chanel: An Intimate Life", acclaimed biographer Lisa Chaney tells the controversial story of the fashion icon who starred in her tumultuous era. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards. She took a 'plaything' and turned it into a global industry which defined the modern woman. Filled with new insights and thrilling discoveries, Lisa Chaney's "Chanel" provides the most defining and provocative portrait yet. "Chaney's research is laudable, uncovering fresh details of Chanel's well-trodden rag trade to riches story". ("Evening Standard"). "An unflinching examination of the historically inscrutable designer". ("Vogue"). Lisa Chaney has lectured and tutored in the history of art and literature, made TV and radio broadcasts on the history of culture, and reviewed and written for journals and newspapers, including "The Sunday Times", the "Spectator" and the "Guardian". She is the author of two previous biographies: "Elizabeth David" and "Hide-and-Seek With Angels: The Life of J.M. Barrie".
| ISBN | 0141036850 | | Pages | 544 | | ISBN13 | 9780141036854
(What's this?) | | Weight (grammes) | 378 | | Publisher | Penguin Books Ltd | | Published in | London | | Imprint | Penguin Books Ltd | | Height (mm) | 198 | | Format | Paperback | | Width (mm) | 129 | | Publication date | 02 Aug 2012 | | Spine width (mm) | 32 | | DEWEY | 746.92092 | | Academic level | General | | DEWEY edition | DC23 | |
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Chaney's research is laudable, uncovering fresh details of Chanel's well-trodden rag trade to riches story Evening Standard Chaney ably explores the complexities and inner life of her subject The Times Literary Supplement Elegant, meticulously researched and packed with details Prima An unflinching examination of the historically inscrutable designer Vogue Chaney is adept at elucidating Chanel's paradoxical character. A nuanced account of a contradictory, complex, quite extraordinary life The Times Higher Education Supplement  Be the first to write a customer review
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