Chanel

By the end of the First World War, Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel had revolutionised women's dress. But dress was the most visible aspect of more profound changes she helped to bring about. During the course of her extraordinary and unconventional journey - from abject poverty to a new kind of glamour - "Chanel" would help forge the very idea of modern woman. Unearthing an astonishing life, this remarkable biography shows how the most influential designer of her century became synonymous with a rebellious and progressive style. Her numerous liaisons, whose most poignant details have eluded all previous biographers, were the stuff of legend. Witty, strange, mesmerizing, "Chanel" became muse, patron or mistress to some of the century's most celebrated artists, including Stravinsky, Picasso and Dali. Highlighting the designer's far-reaching connections with modernism and its artists, this book explores the origins, the creative power, and the secret suffering of this exceptional and often misread woman.

ISBN 1905490364   Pages 512 ISBN13 9781905490363 (What's this?)   Weight (grammes) 864 Publisher Penguin Books Ltd   Published in London Imprint Fig Tree   Height (mm) 240 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 162 Publication date 06 Oct 2011   Spine width (mm) 44 DEWEY 746.92092   Academic level General DEWEY edition DC22

Chaney's research is laudable, uncovering fresh details of Chanel's well-trodden rag trade to riches story Evening Standard

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