A lush visual selection from the Chanel archive—essentialreading for fashionistas and design aficionados everywhere.
Chanel's combination of tradition, originality, and style hasalways made it the most seductive of fashion labels. Here the Houseof Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy ofbrilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from 1920 onwards.Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models, andtimeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame of her nameand embody everything that has come to symbolize the magic ofChanel.
The book explores five central themes—the suit, the camellia,jewelry, makeup and perfume, the little black dress—and follows thethreads from past to present to show how these key items have beenrediscovered and reinvented by new designers. It includes manypreviously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings byKarl Lagerfeld, as well as glorious images from some of thegreatest names in fashion photography. 139 illustrations, 83 incolor.
【作者简介】
Danièle Bott is a journalist specializing in fashion and beauty, who has written for Vogue and many other magazines. She is the author of Chanel: Collections and Creations.
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