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001 2014006844
003 DLC
005 20150506082758.0
008 140320s2014 nyua b 001 0beng
010 $a 2014006844
020 $a9781400069521 (hardback)
020 $z9780679604266 (ebook)
040 $aDLC$beng$cDLC$erda$dDLC
042 $apcc
043 $ae-fr---
050 00 $aTT505.C45$bG37 2014
082 00 $a746.9/2092$aB$223
084 $aBIO001000$aDES005000$aHIS037070$2bisacsh
100 1 $aGarelick, Rhonda K.,$d1962-
245 10 $aMademoiselle :$bCoco Chanel and the pulse of history /$cRhonda Garelick.
264 1 $aNew York :$bRandom House,$c[2014]
300 $axxii, 576 pages :$billustrations ;$c24 cm
336 $atext$2rdacontent
337 $aunmediated$2rdamedia
338 $avolume$2rdacarrier
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 437-453) and index.
520 $a"Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today--and for nearly the last hundred years--we all see some version of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's role in the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined the historical currents around her. Here, with unprecedented detail and ambition--and through fascinating, thoroughly researched portraits of Chanel's lovers and friends--Rhonda Garelick shows us the Chanel who conquered the world . . . a woman who thirsted to create others in her image, who ruthlessly and innovatively borrowed from her famous (and infamous) intimates, who understood the idea of branding and image well ahead of her time, who created "wearable personality." This is Chanel at the nexus of history: a woman of daring, passion, and legendary vision, in a wonderful biography that gives her long-awaited due"--$cProvided by publisher.
600 10 $aChanel, Coco,$d1883-1971.
650 0 $aFashion designers$zFrance$vBiography.
650 0 $aFashion design$xHistory$y20th century.
650 7 $aBIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aDESIGN / Fashion.$2bisacsh
650 7 $aHISTORY / Modern / 20th Century.$2bisacsh