Coco Chanel

Name: Coco Chanel
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Pearls, Perfume, and the Little Black Dress

By Susan Goldman Rubin

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Coco Chanel by Susan Goldman Rubin is a beautifully illustrated children's book that introduces young readers to the life of the iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel. It explores her journey from a humble beginning to becoming a revolutionary figure in the fashion industry, known for her timeless designs and innovative spirit. Through engaging storytelling, readers discover how Chanel's determination and vision changed the way women dress and left a lasting legacy in fashion.
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This book may appeal to you if you're interested in introducing children to the fascinating life of iconic fashion designer Coco Chanel. Through engaging illustrations and storytelling, young readers will be inspired by her creativity, determination, and how she revolutionised women's fashion.

Explore the life and legacy of the world's most celebrated fashion designer Coco Chanel, by award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin.

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Award-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, Coco Chanel.

Beginning with the difficult years Chanel spent in an orphanage, Goldman Rubin traces Coco's development as a designer and demonstrates how her determination to be independent helped her gain worldwide recognition.

Coco Chanel focuses on the obstacles Chanel faced as a financially independent woman in an era when women were expected to marry, as well as her fierce competition with the Italian fashion designer Elsa Schiaparelli. It also highlights some of her most memorable firsts for the fashion industry, including the little black dress, the quilted purse with gold chain, and the perfume Chanel No. 5.

The book includes a bibliography, a list of where to see her work, and an index.

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In Coco Chanel by Susan Goldman Rubin, the book is praised for being a well-designed and well-researched biography, filled with intriguing details of Chanel's life. Reviewers commend it as an honest account of Chanel's influence as a fashion trailblazer, highlighting both her genius and faults. Rubin's meticulous attention to source notes and bibliography enhances the appeal for young readers interested in fashion, business, and history.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781419725449

Publisher: Abrams

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 13 March 2018

Country: United States

Imprint: Abrams Books for Young Readers

Illustration: Halftones, color

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 22.0mm

Width: 149.0mm

Height: 216.0mm

Weight: 480g

Pages: 144

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About the Author

Susan Goldman Rubin is the author of many biographies for young people, including Diego Rivera: An Artist for the People and Hot Pink: The Life and Fashions of Elsa Schiaparelli. She lives in Malibu, California.

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