As Justine Picardie shows in this elegant book, the figure who introduced simplicity into womenâs wardrobes was far from simple ... the Chanel uncovered by Picardie is a storyteller. She spun her own myth, but each of her creations was a story as well and each contains a story. âFrances Wilson, The Telegraph
This is the long-awaited reprint of Justine Picardieâs acclaimed 2010 illustrated biography of Coco Chanel (1883â1971), one of the 20th centuryâs most captivating personalities and a defining figure in fashion history. Whoever attempts to understand Chanelâs life is confronted by countless myths, half-truths and rumors. In this book Picardie discovers the woman behind the legend, and tells Chanelâs story with a flair and clarity of which Coco herself would approve. Chanel: Her Life explores every facet of Chanelâs universe: her fascinating private life as well as the famous icons of her fashion empire: the tweed jacket, the little black dress, N° 5 perfume, the pearls, the camellia.
The result is a comprehensive biography that reveals Chanelâs style to be the outcome of rigorous elegance, resolute self-belief and a determinedly unconventional stance. Picardie was granted access to Chanelâs archives and is the first author to have examined previously undiscovered private archives in the United Kingdom and France; and this unique knowledge underpins Chanel: Her Life. The book, designed and with drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, and with a new foreword by Picardie celebrating Lagerfeldâs extraordinary time at the House of Chanel, is the definitive biography of the tantalizingly elusive Coco Chanel.
Editor-in-chief of Harperâs Bazaar UK and Town & Country UK, Justine Picardie (born 1961) is an acclaimed British novelist, fashion writer and biographer. Her books include If the Spirit Moves You (2001), Wish I May (2004), Daphne (2008) and Inge Morath: On Style (2016). Her 2010 biography of Coco Chanel was shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards.
Categories:
- Biographies & Memoirs
- Leaders & Notable People
- Rich & Famous
- Leaders & Notable People
Publisher : Steidl
Author : Picardie, Justine
Language : English
Edition : 1
Published :2020-07-14
Number Of Pages : 400
Binding : Hardcover
ISBN-10 : 3958296300
ISBN-13 : 9783958296305
Item weight : 2.51 lb
Dimensions : 1.5 in x 6.5 in x 9.5 in
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