Coco Chanel (Famous Fashion Designers)

Abrams, Dennis

ISBN 10: 1604139250 ISBN 13: 9781604139259

Publisher: Chelsea House Publications, 2011

Synopsis

The very name Coco Chanel inspires thoughts of fashion and beauty, perfume and style, and a look of timeless elegance. But the woman behind the name, Gabrielle Chanel, survived a childhood that was anything but stylish and elegant. The daughter of an itinerant merchant whose mother died while she was still young, Chanel lived a life she later denied, raised by nuns in an orphanage as a charity case. Yet somehow, Chanel survived to become the queen of 20th-century fashion, a designer who didn't draw yet became the most influential designer of her time and beyond. This biography examines the life of Coco Chanel, her fashions, and her loves, showing how the French country girl became a fashion icon.

About this title

About the Author:

Dennis Abrams is the author of several books, including biographies of Barbara Park, Anthony Horowitz, Hamid Karzai, and Ty Cobb for Chelsea House. He attended Antioch College, where he majored in English and communications, and currently lives in Houston, Texas.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chelsea House Publications
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1604139250
• ISBN 13: 9781604139259
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 124