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Read [Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton Book] ! Chanel (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) Online * PDF eBook or Kindle ePUB free. Chanel (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) Five Stars Love it! Fantastic addition to my coffee table.. M. Healey said A huge disappointment to genuine fashionistas. I couldn't disagree more heartily with those who recommended this book as a "beautiful coffee table book." At this price and with this subject matter this could have been a truly amazing look at the history of the House of Chanel and it's transition from the early years of Coco to the present leadershiop of Karl Lagerfeld. The text is mediocre and the photos are terrible. The
| Title | : | Chanel (Metropolitan Museum of Art Publications) |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.47 (860 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0300107137 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 216 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-01-09 |
| Language | : | English |
Chanel examines the history of the House of Chanel both thematically and chronologically, introducing ideas and elements of biography as they were expressed in her collections. It is in Lagerfeld's masterful and often irreverent interpretations of Chanel's work, as well as his mixing of influences from high and low culture, that the historic importance of Chanel and the resonance of her image as the independent, elegant modern woman are both defined and reasserted for the contemporary world.. This splendid book examines the legacy of Gabrielle Coco” Chanel, one of the twentieth century's great icons of style. Period examples are juxtaposed with the work of Karl Lagerfeld, who, beginning in 1983, just over ten years after Chanel's death, reinvented and revolutionized the House's identity. While Chanel mythologized her glamorous life through relentless self-invention, the bare facts of her biography are no less worthy than her legend: born of a poor family in the provinces and raised in a convent, she was an entertainer and the mistress of men of impeccable social standing, and she began her career not as a dressmaker but as a milliner.Chanel's enduring influence is
Olivier Saillard, of the Musée de la Mode et du Textil, Paris, is a Creative Consultant to The Metropolitan Museum of Art.. Harold Koda is Curator in Charge and Andrew Bolton is Associate Curator of the Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Barbara JacobsCopyright © American Library Association. For those who can't make the pilgrimage in person. And still does. All rights reserved. The details and icons associated with Coco Chanel, from the quilted bag and #5 perfume to stars and the ubiquitous double-C logo, are well represented; even the contributors (designer Karl Lagerfeld, for one) and the stark layout and typography suggest le style de Chanel, that "elegantly conceptual modernism." In one sense, the catalog is far superior to the go-live viewing; every piece of her work, whether in
Five Stars Love it! Fantastic addition to my coffee table.. M. Healey said A huge disappointment to genuine fashionistas. I couldn't disagree more heartily with those who recommended this book as a "beautiful coffee table book." At this price and with this subject matter this could have been a truly amazing look at the history of the House of Chanel and it's transition from the early years of Coco to the present leadershiop of Karl Lagerfeld. The text is mediocre and the photos are terrible. The general visual quality of the book i. collectors and couturiéres CLAUDIA BARBARA CARRINO I am a couturiére to follow my passion and, of course, I already own a bunch of "Mademoiselle Chanel" books. Let's say that I own a couple of meters of fashion monographies and that I love this one.If you are interested in feeling the details of the artwork of both, Coco+Karl, you will get a number of details to learn about.Even though it is supposed to be a catalogue, what it is, it can be in the handboo
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