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Coco Chanel

The Legend and the Life
By Justine Picardie
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Coco Chanel by Justine Picardie delves into the life of the iconic fashion designer, exploring her journey from humble beginnings to becoming a pivotal figure in the fashion world. The biography captures her innovative spirit, complex personality, and lasting influence on style and culture. It intertwines personal anecdotes with historical context, painting a vivid portrait of Chanel's enduring legacy.
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You may enjoy this book if you're intrigued by fashion icons and are curious about the life of one of the most influential designers in history. This biography delves into the complexities, triumphs, and mysteries surrounding her, offering insight into her personal life and career. If you're fascinated by stories of creativity and resilience within the fashion industry, this book could be a captivating read.

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Coco Chanel

SLEEK. CHIC. NOTORIOUSLY GUARDED. WELCOME TO THE SECRET WORLD OF COCO CHANEL.

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Sleek. Chic. Notoriously Guarded. Welcome to the secret world of Coco Chanel.

Justine Picardie’s definitive biography explores the dark mysteries hidden beneath the shimmering surface of a fabled fashion icon. Unveiling remarkable details about Coco Chanel’s traumatic childhood and her flight into unconventional adulthood, this beautifully constructed portrait reveals her passionate and painful past, her turbulent loves and losses, her quest for fame and fortune, and how she transformed herself into her own most powerful creation.

Feared and revered by her contemporaries, Chanel died in 1971, but her legacy lives on as an enduring global brand. Drawing on interviews with her last surviving friends and relatives, and unprecedented archival research, Justine Picardie brings Chanel out of hiding, unpicking the seams between reality and myth, and telling a timeless story that uncovers the true art and heart of fashion.

This special new edition has been extensively revised and updated, and offers a uniquely authoritative account of the greatest designer in the world. Adding fresh insights and discoveries, it comes complete with a compelling array of previously unseen images from the Chanel archives.

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This biography of Coco Chanel by Justine Picardie is praised for being both intriguing and gripping, offering a detailed exploration of Chanel's complex life. Reviewers appreciate Picardie's thorough research and the author's ability to craft a compelling narrative about Chanel, a 20th-century icon. The book is noted for its elegant presentation, featuring exquisite photography and illustrations, which complement Picardie's vivid prose.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780008595739

Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 31 August 2023

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: HarperCollins

Edition: Updated and revised edition

Illustration: 200 col illus

Audience: General / adult, Teenage

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 35.0mm

Width: 176.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1240g

Pages: 384

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Arts & Culture Biography & Memoir Justine Picardie Non-Fiction Young Adult

About the Author

JUSTINE PICARDIE is the author of four books, including her critically acclaimed memoir, If The Spirit Moves You. The former features director of British Vogue, and contributor to the Sunday Telegraph and Red magazine, she is now Editor in Chief for Harper's Bazaar. She lives in London with her two sons.

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