Coco Chanel: An Intimate Life

by Lisa Chaney

Book Overview

The controversial story of Chanel, the twentieth century's foremost fashion icon

Revolutionizing women's dress, Gabrielle "Coco'' Chanel was the twentieth century's most influential designer. Her extraordinary and unconventional journey--from abject poverty to a new kind of glamour--helped forge the idea of modern woman.

Unearthing an astonishing life, this remarkable biography shows how, more than any previous designer, Chanel became...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0143122126
• ISBN13: 9780143122128
• Release Date: November 2012
• Publisher: Penguin Books
• Length: 496 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher