Full Description
The ultimate Chanel book, Jean Leymarie's classic monograph on Coco Chanel is back in print once more. Completely revised and updated since its publication in 1989, this book provides a general overview of Chanel's creative history, from her early days, when she mingled with Jean Cocteau, Igor Stravinsky and Luchino Visconti, to the development of her legacy after her death by Karl Lagerfeld.
Contents
1 Costume, Fashion and Haute Couture • 2 Obazine and Royallieu • 3 Chanel Modes • 4 Deauville and Biarritz • 5 The Jersey Revolution • 6 Meetings • 7 Perfumes • 8 Embroidery • 9 Antigone and Le Train Bleu • 10 Elegance and Simplicity • 11 Orphée • 12 Variations and Curves • 13 London • 14 Hollywood • 15 Interior Decoration and Country Villas • 16 Venice • 17 Jewelry • 18 Refinements and Spectacles • 19 Retirement • 20 The Return Home and Consecration • 21 Presence and Continuity
