Chanel and Her World

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Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel (1883–1971) is a fashion icon unlike any other. She invented brand new clothing for women: at the height of the Belle Époque, she stripped women of their corsets and feathers, bobbed their hair, put them in bathing suits, and sent them out to get tanned in the sun. She introduced slacks, costume jewelry, and the exquisitely comfortable suit. She made the first couture perfume―No. 5―which remains the preferred scent ever created. In this beautiful volume, the glorious life of the incomparable Coco Chanel shines again through hundreds of illustrations and the full of life prose of Edmonde Charles-Roux, her official biographer and close friend. Chanel knew and collaborated with the likes of Picasso, Diaghilev, Stravinsky, Cocteau, Jean Renoir, and Visconti―whilst she matched their modernist innovations by liberating women from the prison of 19th-century fashion and introducing a whole new concept of elegance. The staggering selection of photographs amassed by the creator over decades of friendship with Chanel sheds new light on one of the vital great stories of the brand new age.
 
 “A model pictorial biography.” ~ New York Times
 
“This Chanel biography is as elegantly turned out as its subject.” ~ The Washington Post
 
“This lavish photo tome brings depth to Chanel’s sleek façade whilst revealing the fascinating woman at the back of it.” ~ W
 
“Edmonde Charles-Roux (is) one of (Chanel’s) best biographers.” ~ The New Yorker
 
“There have been many books about Chanel, but this is the great classic.” ~ Art of the Times
 
“This beautiful volume incorporates hundreds of photographs and full of life prose by its creator, Edmonde Charles-Roux.” ~ American Salon
 
“Provides insight into the development of her sense of style and underscores the timelessness of her vision.” ~ Veranda

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