The World of Coco Chanel by Edmonde Charles-Roux
Chanel went everywhere and knew everyone and, as this sumptuously illustrated volume clearly shows, her life and accomplishment - even her chronic failure in love - constitute one of the great stories of the modern age.
'Magnificent … Chanel used to say she created not a fashion but a styleThis book has plenty of it' - Daily Mail
'Excellent … beautifully compiled and ambitious … Charles-Roux’s knowledge of her subject and milieu is encyclopaedic, and the book’s 400 illustrations add to this' - Independent
'Excellent … beautifully compiled and ambitious … Charles-Roux’s knowledge of her subject and milieu is encyclopaedic, and the book’s 400 illustrations add to this' - Independent
Edmonde Charles-Roux (1920–2016) was among the founding editors of Elle magazine and a longtime editor of French Vogue. She won the Prix Goncourt in 1966 for her novel To Forget Palermo.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780500512166 |
| ISBN 10 | 0500512167 |
| Title | The World of Coco Chanel |
| Author | Edmonde Charles-Roux |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Thames & Hudson Ltd |
| Year published | 2005-04-04 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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