CHANEL: Her Life, Her World, and the Woman Behind the Legend She Herself Create

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CHANEL: Her Life, Her World, and the Woman Behind the Legend She Herself Create

Description

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 molded image match the truth? Born illegitimate and raised in an orphanage – t by the two aunts that she invented – Gabrielle Chanel fought constantly to escape the mundane. She rose from back-street milliner to become the head of a vast business empire, and socialized with Picasso, Stravinsky, and Cocteau. Edmonde Charles-Roux also reveals one of Chanel’s best-kept secrets – her love affair with a prodigal German spy. Chanel’s legend did t fade with her death, and r has the mark of sheer elegance that she left upon the world of fashion. This is the living woman behind the vibrant legend.

Features

• Author: Edmonde Charles – Roux
• Language: English
• Format: Paperback
• ISBN-10: 1906694249
• ISBN-13: 9781906694241
• Subject: Biography: The Arts
• Publisher: Quercus Publishing
• Date of Publication: 04/06/2009
• Condition: Very good condition, no marks inside

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