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This is a biography of Coco , the famous fashion designer, described by Bernard Shaw as one of the two most influential women of the twentieth century , which includes photographs and illustrations of her creations. Chanel changed the way women dressed and brought them a new liberation. Her reign lasted six decades and she became a millionairess, but her private life was one of unhappiness and disappointment. Her lover was killed in a car crash and her husband-to-be dropped dead in front of her. When she died, she felt a failure. The author has also written A History of Perfume , A History of Fashion , Collecting Twentieth Century Fashion and The Secrets of the Couturiers .Product Identifiers
PublisherOrion Publishing Group
ISBN-139780575045958
eBay Product ID (ePID)89255132
Product Key Features
Book TitleCoco: Life and Loves of Gabrielle Chanel
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year1989
IllustratorNatacha Ledwidge
GenreBiographies & True Stories
AuthorFrances Kennett
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height280 mm
Item Weight980 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorFrances Kennett