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Style Century: Chanel Year by Year
A collection, a moment, for every year – the definitive guide to the illustrious fashion house
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Every year. Every significant moment. Every groundbreaking collection. This is the sweeping story of the iconic House of Chanel, from its foundation to its future. When Coco Chanel founded her maison, she was starting a fashion revolution. From her innovative inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions...
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Every year. Every significant moment. Every groundbreaking collection. This is the sweeping story of the iconic House of Chanel, from its foundation to its future.
When Coco Chanel founded her maison, she was starting a fashion revolution. From her innovative inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women, to the classics that made her name, such as the Chanel cardigan jacket, little black dress and exquisite perfumes, all the way through Karl Lagerfeld's stewardship and to the present, this exquisitely illustrated history of the house explores every milestone that has made Chanel a legendary name.
Each year will be explored through photographs and illustrations of the key outfits, fragrances and accessories, developments in the themes and design direction of the pieces, and expert deep dives into the presentations, reception in the fashion world and wider significance in the story of fashion.
Discover over a century of style in this definitive new series.
Book Details
INFORMATION
ISBN: 9781035430918
Publisher: Headline Publishing Group
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 08 October 2026
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Welbeck
Illustration: 100 photographs, archival images, adverts, designs and sketches
Audience: General / adult, Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly
DIMENSIONS
Width: 185.0mm
Height: 237.0mm
Weight: 300g
Pages: 192
About the Author
Caroline Young is a writer and author specialising in fashion, pop culture and film history. Originally from Edinburgh, her works include Hitchcock's Heroines, What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion, The It Girls: Glamor, Celebrity and Scandal, and Welbeck's The Colour of Fashion, Audrey in Paris, and Little Book of Chloe. She lives in Edinburgh, UK.
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