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Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style
Jérôme Gautier
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Description for Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style
Hardback. Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was, without doubt, the most influential designer of the 20th century. This book honours her influence by celebrating the key elements that defined and still define her style through inspired pairings of classic and contemporary photographs. Num Pages: 304 pages, Illustrations (some col.). BIC Classification: AKTH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 250 x 313 x 32. Weight in Grams: 2298.
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was, without doubt, the most influential designer of the 20th century. This book honours her influence by celebrating the key elements that defined and still define her style through inspired pairings of classic and contemporary photographs. Juxtaposing fashion plates from Chanel's own time with the most recent creations by Karl Lagerfeld, such as Cecil Beaton's portrait of Coco Chanel presented alongside one of Cate Blanchett by Lagerfeld himself, the resonance between archive and contemporary photographs becomes sharp, vibrant and telling. The vocabulary of Chanel's style - the little black dress, baroque inspirations, androgynous chic - is revealed ... Read more
Gabrielle 'Coco' Chanel was, without doubt, the most influential designer of the 20th century. This book honours her influence by celebrating the key elements that defined and still define her style through inspired pairings of classic and contemporary photographs. Juxtaposing fashion plates from Chanel's own time with the most recent creations by Karl Lagerfeld, such as Cecil Beaton's portrait of Coco Chanel presented alongside one of Cate Blanchett by Lagerfeld himself, the resonance between archive and contemporary photographs becomes sharp, vibrant and telling. The vocabulary of Chanel's style - the little black dress, baroque inspirations, androgynous chic - is revealed ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Thames & Hudson Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
304
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
Weight
2330g
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500515815
SKU
V9780500515815
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About Jérôme Gautier
Jérôme Gautier is a designer and fashion historian. He curated ‘Chanel, l’Art comme Univers’ at Moscow’s Pushkin Museum of Fine Arts in 2007.
Reviews for Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style
'A sumptuous book that links the couture house’s past classics to its present collections' - Harper’s Bazaar 'A visual feast' - ASOS Magazine 'Innovative … vibrant and telling … a highly detailed and informative pictorial biography on the legend that is Coco Chanel' - f22 Magazine 'It is the pairing of classic and contemporary photographs, that makes this book unique, ... Read more