{"product_id":"coco-chanel-by-susan-goldman-rubin-9781419725449","title":"Coco Chanel","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAward-winning author Susan Goldman Rubin introduces readers to the most well-known fashion designer in the world, \u003cem\u003eCoco Chanel\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eCoco Chanel\u003c\/em\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe book includes a bibliography, a list of where to see her work, and an index.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46993407246572,"sku":"9781419725449","price":29.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13022023482693.jpg?v=1763087248","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/coco-chanel-by-susan-goldman-rubin-9781419725449","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}