The Fashion Icons Chanel book is the story of a young girl who transformed
herself from an impoverished orphan to one of the wealthiest and most famous
women in the world and the book features images and photographs of Chanel's
many iconic contributions to women's fashion such as Chanel No. 5 perfume,
the little black dress, the Chanel tweed suit, the Chanel 2.55 bag and the
Chanel sling back shoes.
The book details how Chanel was a friend to Winston Churchill and Edward
Prince of Wales, whilst simultaneously embracing the carefree, unfettered
bohemian life of Paris in the 1920's, where she moved easily amongst the great
creatives of the era, writers, painters, musicians, actors, such as Jean Cocteau,
Sergei Diaghilev, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Renoir and Luchino Visconti.
Couturie re to stars of the Hollywood silver screen, politics and French and
British high society, Marlene Dietrich, Marilyn Monroe, Jackie Kennedy, Jane
Fonda and myriad others counted themselves amongst her customers. This is
the story of her remarkable life and fashion illustrated with beautiful images.
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Danann Media Publishing Limited
Illustrationen
100 colour and mono photographs
Maße
Höhe: 240 mm
Breite: 170 mm
ISBN-13
978-1-917259-27-9 (9781917259279)
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Schweitzer Klassifikation
Michael A. O'Neill is a writer and actor who trained at the Central School of Speech and Drama in London and appeared on the West End Stage and in a
number of films. Michael has also written many best selling music books including biographies of Queen, and the Beatles.
