The Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin

The Last Collection by Jeanne Mackin

With World War II looming over Paris, an American woman becomes entangled in the intense rivalry between iconic fashion designers Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli in this "fascinating" (Hazel Gaynor) novel from the acclaimed author of The Beautiful American.

Paris, 1938. Coco Chanel and Elsa Schiaparelli are fighting for recognition as the most successful fashion designer in France, and their rivalry is already legendary. They oppose each other at every turn, in both their politics and their designs- Chanel's are classic, elegant, and practical; Schiaparelli's are bold, experimental, and surreal.

When Lily Sutter, a recently widowed young American teacher, visits her brother, Charlie, in Paris, he wants to buy her a couture dress-a Chanel. Lily, however, prefers a Schiaparelli. Charlie's socially prominent girlfriend soon begins wearing Schiaparelli's designs, too, and much of Paris follows in her footsteps.

Schiaparelli offers budding artist Lily a job at her store, and Lily finds herself increasingly involved in the designers' personal war. Their fierce competition reaches new and dangerous heights as the Nazis and World War II bear down on Paris.

Jeanne Mackin is the author of several historical novels including The Sweet By and By, The Queen's War and The Frenchwoman. She teaches creative writing at Goddard College in Vermont and lives with her husband, artist and writer Steve Poleskie, in upstate New York.

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ISBN 13	9780399585906
ISBN 10	0399585907
Titel	The Last Collection
Autor	Jeanne Mackin
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Bindungsart	Paperback
Verlag	Penguin Putnam Inc
Erscheinungsjahr	2020-08-11
Seitenanzahl	368
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