Chanel and Her World

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel (1883-1971) is a fashion icon unlike any other. She invented modern clothing for women: at the height of the Belle ?poque, 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 most popular scent ever created.

In this beautiful volume, the glorious life of the incomparable Coco Chanel shines again through hundreds of illustrations and the lively 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-even as 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 collection of photographs amassed by the over decades of friendship with Chanel sheds new light on one of the great stories of the modern age. AUTHOR BIO: Edmonde Charles-Roux began her journalistic career at Elle and ultimately became editor-in-chief of French Vogue. She has published three novels, among them To Forget Palermo (Oublier Palerme), which won the Prix Goncourt in 1966. more

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3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-10-2009; Title does not do it justice; This is a "good" book, but to call it "Chanel and her World" is not accurate. While it does have great pictures, it is more of an overview of her life and the era she lived in. I had presumed this would be more of an in-depth...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-01-2009; favorite book; the book came in new condition. it is an excellent read and full of gorgeous, vivid pictures painting the image of the life and times of Chanel. beautifully written and thorough. if you are a fan of the reknown designer or not, you...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-24-2008; chanel her life; This is a book of someones lifewhich is something that is so interesting.I would have loved to have known her.What a life she had.; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Oct-15-2008; Chanel; This book is very fascinating about the life of Coco Chanel. It reads interesting, capturing the reader's attention. The old photographs are interesting, as well. I was pleasantly surprised and not at all bored by her life story and the...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-01-2009; favorite book; the book came in new condition. it is an excellent read and full of gorgeous, vivid pictures painting the image of the life and times of Chanel. beautifully written and thorough. if you are a fan of the reknown designer or not, you...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jun-10-2009; Title does not do it justice; This is a "good" book, but to call it "Chanel and her World" is not accurate. While it does have great pictures, it is more of an overview of her life and the era she lived in. I had presumed this would be more of an in-depth...; read full review | report as inappropriate

2/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Apr-06-2007; Chanel and Her World; I was disappointed in the text. I guess from the title I should have expected some world history. The story line is somewhat incoherent and doesn't seem to present her life very well. I had to use the index to find a couple lines of...; read full review | report as inappropriate