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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.

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'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, and most effectively illustrates the simplicity of Chanel’s work that allows it to be endlessly reinterpreted afresh... a rewarding testament to the most iconic of design houses, and of women' - The Scotsman
'Intriguing and stunningly beautiful' - Cassone

Chanel The Vocabulary of Style

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      Publisher: Thames & Hudson Ltd
      Publication Date: 31/10/2011
      ISBN13: 9780500515815, 978-0500515815
      ISBN10: 0500515816

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Trade Review
      '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, and most effectively illustrates the simplicity of Chanel’s work that allows it to be endlessly reinterpreted afresh... a rewarding testament to the most iconic of design houses, and of women' - The Scotsman
      'Intriguing and stunningly beautiful' - Cassone

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