What Coco Chanel can teach you about fashion / Caroline Young.

By:

Young, Caroline (Journalist) [author]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Series: Icons with attitudePublication details: London : Frances Lincoln, 2021.Description: 143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 20 cm.ISBN:

9780711259096

Subject(s):

Genre/Form:

Biographies

LOC classification:

TT505.C45 Y68 2021

Contents:

Introduction — The looks — The inspiration — The details.

Summary: If Coco Chanel were to give a masterclass on design, creativity and attitude, what wisdom would she impart? Discover the life, work, and legacy of Chanel in this sharply curated biography focusing on artistic spirit. Chanel’s ethos captured the imagination of post-war women, releasing them from the corseted silhouette and changing what we wore forever. But how did Chanel think? How did her experiences shape her creative career? And how was her no-holds-barred attitude reflected in her work? What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down Chanel's life and work into memorable maxims that epitomize her ground-breaking perspective – including Poverty Can Be Luxury, Rebel Against Your Rivals, Find Your Spirit Animal and Twist Textile Traditions. This book uncovers Chanel's creative approach, her inspirations, her business acumen and the details that make her designs so timeless. With pithy, illuminating text and inspirational photographs, learn something from Chanel and apply it to your own life, creativity, and style. These are the things that really define what it means to be Chanel.

Holdings
Item type	Current library	Call number	Copy number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Book	TBS Barcelona	TT505 YOU (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available		B05371

Introduction — The looks — The inspiration — The details.

If Coco Chanel were to give a masterclass on design, creativity and attitude, what wisdom would she impart? Discover the life, work, and legacy of Chanel in this sharply curated biography focusing on artistic spirit.

Chanel’s ethos captured the imagination of post-war women, releasing them from the corseted silhouette and changing what we wore forever. But how did Chanel think? How did her experiences shape her creative career? And how was her no-holds-barred attitude reflected in her work? What Coco Chanel Can Teach You About Fashion breaks down Chanel's life and work into memorable maxims that epitomize her ground-breaking perspective – including Poverty Can Be Luxury, Rebel Against Your Rivals, Find Your Spirit Animal and Twist Textile Traditions. This book uncovers Chanel's creative approach, her inspirations, her business acumen and the details that make her designs so timeless.

With pithy, illuminating text and inspirational photographs, learn something from Chanel and apply it to your own life, creativity, and style. These are the things that really define what it means to be Chanel.

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