The Resource Mademoiselle : Coco Chanel and the pulse of history, Rhonda K. Garelick
Mademoiselle : Coco Chanel and the pulse of history, Rhonda K. Garelick
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- 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"--
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 576 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069521
- Label
- Mademoiselle : Coco Chanel and the pulse of history
- Title
- Mademoiselle
- Title remainder
- Coco Chanel and the pulse of history
- Statement of responsibility
- Rhonda K. Garelick
- Language
- eng
- 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"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- CGL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1962-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Garelick, Rhonda K.
- Dewey number
-
- 746.9/2092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TT505.C45
- LC item number
- G37 2014
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Chanel, Coco
- Fashion designers
- Fashion design
- Label
- Mademoiselle : Coco Chanel and the pulse of history, Rhonda K. Garelick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-545) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn891135508
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 576 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069521
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014006844
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891135508
- Label
- Mademoiselle : Coco Chanel and the pulse of history, Rhonda K. Garelick
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 437-545) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn891135508
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xxii, 576 pages
- Isbn
- 9781400069521
- Isbn Type
- (hardback)
- Lccn
- 2014006844
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Other physical details
- illustrations (some color)
- System control number
- (OCoLC)891135508
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