Chanel by Axel Madsen
Chanel. The name means fashion and perfume, emancipation and casual feminine allure. Gabrielle Chanel began as a kept woman making hats for her lover's other mistresses and went on to become fashion's greatest career woman. She never married or had children, but men like Igor Stravinsky and the Duke of Westminster abandoned their families for her. Now Axel Madsen tells Chanel's story. Scheduled to become a TV miniseries starring Jane Seymour. 32 illustrations.Axel Madsen was a journalist and biographer. He began writing for The New York Herald Tribune's Paris edition after being born in Denmark and reared in Paris. In the 1960s, he went to Los Angeles and began writing biographies of celebrities such as Coco Chanel, Billy Wilder, John Jacob Astor, and Jacques Cousteau. In 2007, he passed away.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780805016390 |
| ISBN 10 | 0805016392 |
| Title | Chanel |
| Author | Axel Madsen |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Henry Holt & Company Inc |
| Year published | 1991-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 388 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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