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What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion
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See moreLaunching a new series, What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down Coco Channels life, work and legacy into 36 highly visual lessons. Covering the iconic looks, Chanel's inspiration and the details that define her sartorial tastes.
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Discover the life, work and legacy of Coco Chanel in bite-sized, highly visual lessons concentrating on her artistic spirit, influences, and attitude. Chanel's ethos captured the imagination of post-war women, releasing them from the corseted silhouette and changing what we wore forever. But it was her unique perspective that secured her a place in sartorial legend.
What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down her life and work into 36 key lessons, covering:
- The Looks: Combine the masculine and feminine, poverty can be luxury.
- The Inspiration: Read the history books, look to your location.
- The Details: There's simplicity in embellishment, faux jewellery can be stylish.
You will learn how she channelled her experiences to create styles that spoke to generations; how she broke societal rules through her use of fabrics; how she was influenced by the muses and artists around her; and more.
With inspirational photographs from the past 100 years, this is a must-have for fashion lovers and students. The Icons with Attitude series explores the lessons we can learn from inspiring creatives. Small and beautifully formed, if you like fashion, What Alexander McQueen Can Teach You About Fashion is also available.
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What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion
Discover the life, work and legacy of Coco Chanel in bite-sized, highly visual lessons concentrating on her artistic spirit, influences, and attitude. Chanel's ethos captured the imagination of post-war women, releasing them from the corseted silhouette and changing what we wore forever. But it was her unique perspective that secured her a place in sartorial legend. What Coco Chanel Can...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks -
What Alexander McQueen Can Teach You About Fashion
Discover the life, work, and legacy of Alexander McQueen in bite-sized, highly visual lessons concentrating on his artistic spirit, influences, and attitude. Alexander McQueen will go down in history as the most talented and enigmatic bad-boy of fashion, whose life was tragically cut short. But it was his drive and visionary perspective that secured his place in sartorial legend, with...Hardback$2999Unit price /UnavailableAvailableShips in 4-6 weeks
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What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion by Caroline Young is praised for its exploration of Chanel's influence on modern fashion. Reviewers appreciate the book for its insightful anecdotes and stylish illustrations, which both entertain and provide practical inspiration for those interested in the fashion industry and Chanel’s personal philosophies. Professional critiques highlight the book’s elegant design and engaging content, making it a valuable addition to fashion literature.
Book Details
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ISBN: 9780711259096
Publisher: Quarto Publishing PLC
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 14 September 2021
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Frances Lincoln
Illustration: 100
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 151.0mm
Height: 189.0mm
Weight: 250g
Pages: 144
About the Author
Caroline Young is an Edinburgh-based writer and fashion journalist. She is the author of Classic Hollywood Style (2012), Style Tribes (2016), Tartan and Tweed (2017) and Living with Coco Chanel (2019).
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