Chanel - Her Life, Her World

Zusatztext 'This biography delves far into the past! unraveling the mysteries that Chanel herself worked to create?it's a beautifully honest yet surprisingly unforgiving portrait of a woman often outshone by her own legend' Observer. Informationen zum Autor Edmonde Charles-Roux served as a nurse and a Resistance worker in World War II! before beginning a career as a journalist writing for Elle and Paris Match. For twelve years she was Editor-in-Chief of the French edition of Vogue. She has written another biography! Don Juan of Austria! and two novels! Elle! Adrienne and To Forget Palermo! which won the Prix Goncourt. Klappentext DESIGN / General Vorwort She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how closely did her carefully moulded image match the truth? Zusammenfassung She revolutionized how women looked. She banned corsets, shortened skirts and scented the world with Chanel No.5. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was an icon. But how closely did her carefully moulded image match the truth?

Product details

• Authors: Edmonde Charles-Roux, Charles-Roux Edmonde
• Assisted by: Nancy Amphoux (Translation), Amphoux Nancy (Translation)
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.06.2009
• EAN: 9781906694241
• ISBN: 978-1-906694-24-1
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 137 mm x 216 mm x 33 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > Interior design, design; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; ART / History / General, HISTORY / Europe / France, DESIGN / Fashion & Accessories, DESIGN / Textile & Costume, History of Art, History of fashion, Fashion and textile design, Biography: arts and entertainment, Individual designers or design groups, DESIGN / Individual Designers