Mademoiselle, Coco Chanel and the pulse of history, Rhonda K. Garelick
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Mademoiselle, Coco Chanel and the pulse of history, Rhonda K. Garelick
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references (pages [437]-545) and index
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individual biography
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Mademoiselle
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bibliography
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868199582
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Rhonda K. Garelick
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Coco Chanel and the pulse of history
Summary
"Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today--and for nearly the last hundred years--we all see some version of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's role in the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined the historical currents around her. Here, with unprecedented detail and ambition--and through fascinating, thoroughly researched portraits of Chanel's lovers and friends--Rhonda Garelick shows us the Chanel who conquered the world . . . a woman who thirsted to create others in her image, who ruthlessly and innovatively borrowed from her famous (and infamous) intimates, who understood the idea of branding and image well ahead of her time, who created "wearable personality." This is Chanel at the nexus of history: a woman of daring, passion, and legendary vision, in a wonderful biography that gives her long-awaited due"--, Provided by publisher
Table of contents
Early life -- A new world -- Designing together : Coco Chanel and Arthur Edward "Boy" Capel -- Grand duke Dmitri -- My heart is in my pocket : Coco and Pierre Reverdy -- Women friends, mimetic contagion, and the Parisian Avant-garde -- Antigone in Vogue : Chanel costumes the Modernist stage -- Bendor : the richest man in Europe -- The patriotism of luxury : Chanel and Paul Iribe -- The pulse of history : Chanel, Fascism, and the interwar years -- Love, war, and espionage -- Showing them : Chanel returns
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