Some of her still-famous works are — the little black dress, bouclé jacket, fake pearls, and two-tone cap shoes. Little Book of Chanel is the pocket-sized and beautifully illustrated story of the most celebrated fashion designer in history. Man erfährt hier so einiges über die Vorgehensweise und die Visionen von Coco Chanel, aber es wird auch die Weiterentwicklung der Marke (etwa unter Karl Lagerfeld) erwähnt. Vaufreland’s job was to identify men and women who could be recruited, or coerced, into spying for Nazi Germany. Der große Fokus liegt aber eindeutig auf der Produktwelt und der Entstehung der berühmten Produkte, die alle Welt mit Chanel verbindet.

No missing or damaged pages, no creases or tears, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins. Bei dem Buch handelt es sich um eine Hardcover-Ausgabe, die etwas größer als A6, aber kleiner als A5 ist.It was transformative reading this book and learning how groundbreaking she was and how she taught herself how to sew to make her initial designs and how focused she was on quality and elevating the feminine form with clothing that was elegant and practical! In the file, Ledebur discussed how Chanel and Baron von Dincklage traveled to bombed-out Berlin in 1943 to offer Chanel’s services as an agent to SS Reichsfuhrer Heinrich Himmler. It contains lots of pictures and the little chapters are arranged in a logical way, which makes it very comfortable to read.

Beginning with the works of jersey and the designing of hats, Chanel continued down the path of designing until producing some of the most well-known pieces to this day such as the classic Chanel bag, tweed suits and the little black dress. Chanel, who knew Sir Samuel Hoare, the British ambassador to Spain, via her relations with the Duke of Westminster, Hugh Grosvenor, was there to provide cover for Vaufreland’s work. Detailed photographs and sketches of her designs, along with fashion photography and catwalk shots, pay tribute to one of the world's most highly regarded fashion houses and the woman behind it. Some gorgeous pictures a lovely coffee table book Beautiful book for anyone who loves the history of fashion and Chanel. Most purchases from business sellers are protected by the Consumer Contract Regulations 2013 which give you the right to cancel the purchase within 14 days after the day you receive the item.Written with such detail and information allowed me to find out a lot about Chanel and the making of her brand that I was unaware of before. Es ist eine Art kleiner Bildband mit textlichen Elementen und Anmerkungen zu den jeweiligen Bildern.