After being sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, Douglas Kirkland lived with Coco Chanel for three weeks and captured both the public and the intimate moments of her daily life.
Coco Chanel, without question probably the most famous fashion designer of all time, was named by TimeĆ magazine one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th century.
A biography of the French fashion icon that unveils the private life behind the public image.
Capel Yet she had always hoped that one day they would marry, despite her lower-class background. But in the spring of 1918, Boy became engaged to an English aristocrat, Diana Lister Wyndham. They married in October, just before the war ...
In Chanel: An Intimate Life, acclaimed biographer Lisa Chaney tells the controversial story of the fashion icon who starred in her tumultuous era Coco Chanel was many things to many people.
Translated by Kathleen Johnson. Durham, N.C.; Duke University Press, 2001. Muggeridge, Malcolm. Chronicles of Wasted Time: An Autobiography. Vancouver, Calif. Regent College Publishing, 2006. . Interview with Coco Chanel.
The very name Coco Chanel inspires thoughts of fashion and beauty, perfume and style, and a look of timeless elegance.
"Learn about Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel, the French fashion designer and businesswoman, and how she founded the famous Chanel brand."--Back cover.
The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's foremost fashion icon. Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco'' Chanel was the twentieth century's most influential designer.
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel's signature style and revolutionary approach to design changed women's fashion forever.
A biography of the innovative twentieth-century designer of clothing and perfume.