{"product_id":"chanel-her-life-9783958296305","title":"Chanel: Her Life","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs Justine Picardie shows in this elegant book, the figure who introduced simplicity into women's wardrobes was far from simple ... the Chanel uncovered by Picardie is a storyteller. She spun her own myth, but each of her creations was a story as well and each contains a story. -Frances Wilson, \u003ci\u003eThe Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the long-awaited reprint of Justine Picardie's acclaimed 2010 illustrated biography of Coco Chanel (1883-1971), one of the 20th century's most captivating personalities and a defining figure in fashion history. Whoever attempts to understand Chanel's life is confronted by countless myths, half-truths and rumors. In this book Picardie discovers the woman behind the legend, and tells Chanel's story with a flair and clarity of which Coco herself would approve. \u003ci\u003eChanel: Her Life\u003c\/i\u003e explores every facet of Chanel's universe: her fascinating private life as well as the famous icons of her fashion empire: the tweed jacket, the little black dress, N  5 perfume, the pearls, the camellia. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result is a comprehensive biography that reveals Chanel's style to be the outcome of rigorous elegance, resolute self-belief and a determinedly unconventional stance. Picardie was granted access to Chanel's archives and is the first author to have examined previously undiscovered private archives in the United Kingdom and France; and this unique knowledge underpins \u003ci\u003eChanel: Her Life\u003c\/i\u003e. The book, designed and with drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, and with a new foreword by Picardie celebrating Lagerfeld's extraordinary time at the House of Chanel, is the definitive biography of the tantalizingly elusive Coco Chanel. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEditor-in-chief of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar UK\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country UK\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eJustine Picardie\u003c\/b\u003e (born 1961) is an acclaimed British novelist, fashion writer and biographer. Her books include \u003ci\u003eIf the Spirit Moves You\u003c\/i\u003e (2001), \u003ci\u003eWish I May\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eDaphne\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) and \u003ci\u003eInge Morath: On Style\u003c\/i\u003e (2016). Her 2010 biography of Coco Chanel was shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Steidl\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/14\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9783958296305\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 400\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.60h x 6.50w x 1.60d","brand":"Justine Picardie","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36675443097756,"sku":"9783958296305","price":55.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_67eb738c-a6b4-4c7a-8590-50254040b866.jpg?v=1603934203","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/chanel-her-life-9783958296305","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}