{"product_id":"the-world-according-to-coco-9780500023488","title":"The World According to Coco","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrench couturière Coco Chanel has achieved legendary status across the world and continues to captivate young generations of fashion fans who eagerly collect and share her quotes, creations, and insights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA close friend of some of the leading wits and writers of her days (from Jean Cocteau to poet Pierre Reverdy), Coco Chanel was fierce and uncompromising in her pronouncements on fashion: \u003cem\u003e'Some people think luxury is the opposite of poverty. It is not. It is the opposite of vulgarity'; 'Elegance is refusal'; 'Fashion changes, but style endures'\u003c\/em\u003e. Her views on women were just as forthright: \u003cem\u003e'A woman who doesn't wear perfume has no future'; 'Dress shabbily and they remember the dress; dress impeccably and they remember the woman'\u003c\/em\u003e, and she had a unique perspective on life: \u003cem\u003e'The best things in life are free. The second-best are very expensive'\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMuch like her successor, Karl Lagerfeld, she never shied away from controversy, declaring one day of her detractors: \u003cem\u003e'I don't care what you think about me. I don't think about you at all'\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePresented in a beautiful package and accessible format, \u003ci\u003eThe World According to Coco\u003c\/i\u003e is the perfect gift for fans of fashion in general and Chanel in particular.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47341463863532,"sku":"9780500023488","price":31.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/55743482366.jpg?v=1772192352","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/the-world-according-to-coco-9780500023488","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}