Now imagine the cumulative effect of a book where every sentence is like that and maybe you’ll understand my exasperation. Sometimes, 15 centimetres of fabric measuring 90 to 130 centimetres in width is enough to make three or four camellias – what precision, what sophistication and elegance in the cutting, the mounting, the finishing!

More than any other designer of her era, Gabrielle Chanel had the ability to predict the evolution of contemporary fashion.this book pays the usual homage to the past and present designs and designers for the brand, with descriptive text and coffee table book format.

This book describes the fashion design of Coco Chanel, accompanied by photographs of Chanel collection pieces. This title reveal its private archives, a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from 1920 onwards.This asthetic echoes the sophistication and classic beauty encapsulated within the pages of the book. Finance is provided by PayPal Credit (a trading name of PayPal UK Ltd, Whittaker House, Whittaker Avenue, Richmond-Upon-Thames, Surrey, United Kingdom, TW9 1EH).

To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Covering the suit, camellia, jewellery, fragrances and make up, the book follows past to present to show how Chanel has been brought into the current day. The product must be in the same condition/original packaging that you received it and undamaged in any way.Chanel has always and will always be a benchmark of quality for other designers and design houses to aspire to. Under its founder, the style of the modern woman was invented, through the image of Gabrielle Chanel herself.