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This is the long-awaited second edition of Justine Picardie´s acclaimed illustrated biography of Coco Chanel (1883-1971), one of the twentieth 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. Chanel - Her Life 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 ...

The 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 Chanel - Her Life. 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.

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Picardie, Justine
Editor-in-chief of Harper´s Bazaar UK and Town & Country UK, Justine Picardie is an acclaimed journalist and author. Her books include If the Spirit Moves You (2001), Wish I May (2004), Daphne (2008) and Inge Morath: On Style (2016).

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