Chanel

Name: Chanel
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SKU: 9780141036854
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An Intimate Life

By Lisa Chaney

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Chanel by Lisa Chaney is a captivating biography that delves into the life of the iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel. It explores her journey from humble beginnings to becoming a powerful figure in the fashion industry, highlighting her innovative spirit and complex personal life. Chaney examines Chanel's influence on modern style and her legacy in shaping contemporary fashion.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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You might enjoy this book if you're interested in the life and influence of one of fashion's most iconic figures. It delves into the complexities of her personal and professional life, offering insights into how she revolutionised the fashion industry with her bold and innovative designs. This biography provides a captivating look at her legacy and the challenges she faced along the way.

Chanel

Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards.

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The controversial story of the fashion icon who starred in her tumultuous era.

Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists, and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards. She took a 'plaything' and turned it into a global industry which defined the modern woman.

Filled with new insights and thrilling discoveries, Lisa Chaney's Chanel provides the most defining and provocative portrait yet.

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Lisa Chaney's book on Chanel is praised for its thorough research and ability to unearth fresh details about Chanel's journey from humble beginnings to fashion icon status. Critics commend its exploration of Chanel's complexities and inner life, offering an elegant and detailed examination of this enigmatic designer. The narrative provides a nuanced portrayal of Chanel's paradoxical character, presenting a well-rounded view of her extraordinary life.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780141036854

Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 02 August 2012

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd

Illustration: 2 x b&w insets

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 373g

Pages: 544

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About the Author

Lisa Chaney has lectured and tutored in the history of art and literature, made TV and radio broadcasts on the history of culture, and reviewed and written for journals and newspapers, including The Sunday Times, the Spectator and the Guardian. She is the author of two previous biographies- Elizabeth David and Hide-and-Seek With Angels- The Life of J.M. Barrie.