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The most personal account of the life and work of legendary designer Coco Chanel ever published, with contributions from her great-niece and from the archives of her eponymous fashion house. Coco Chanels life and work have been recounted often in print and filmeverything except the details of her most private self: her fondness for symbolism and poetry, the men she loved, her family, and in particular her nephew André Palasse, whom she raised like a son. His daughter Gabrielle Palasse-LabrunieChanels only direct descendant and goddaughter to both Chanel and the Duke of Westminsterenjoyed a close-knit relationship with the designer for more than forty years. In this biography, she opens her doors and shares personal memories of her great-aunt. This workdivided into five chronological parts, including Chanels dark periodsplunges the reader into the private world of the icon, offering intimate insight. Photographs of Chanels personal effects, many of which have never before been seen or published, include presents from her great love Boy Capel, furniture, favorite jewelry, talismans, clothes, family photographs, rare documents, correspondence, and books with personal inscriptions. The Chanel fashion house offered privileged access to the couturieres iconic pieces in their archives. In Intimate Chanel, Palasse-Labrunie discloses all that was important to her great-aunt and recounts their private conversations, unveiling who her Auntie Coco really was: a very different Chanel from her public persona.
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A Grand Niece shows the Intimate Side of Coco Chanel
21 Sep 2011
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Coco Chanel has always fascinated biographers. Many authors have tried to capture the truth, only to just repeat what has already been written and populate their books with the same archived photographs. It is a pleasure to read a new book which is from the perspective of a family member.
Chanel was famous for reinventing herself time and again, and covered her tracks by never keeping anything personal that she had written. She would tear up personal papers, documents and letters and toss them into the fire. Her homes were an extension of her spirit which was influenced by her lover Boy Chapel. The book showcases a processional cross, a Buddha (with flowers replacing broken fingers) and an English/French chapbook Chapel wrote spiritual passages in for Chanel contemplate during meditation. She never showed anyone that small chapbook until a few years before her death. Her homes were filled with books of her poet and writer friends, many of whom she quietly helped during their tougher days. She believed in symbols (lions appeared on her suit buttons and on her tombstone) and five was her lucky number (Chanel No. 5 was the fifth try at the synthetic perfume launched on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year. Chanel loved American music and the arts (as showcased in the marvelous Chanel by Jean Leymarie.)
This is not an indepth biography. This is a large book by Flammarion with huge pictures and type. If you want to just nestle into a loving intimate tribute from a grand niece to her Auntie Coco, then this book is for you. If you want something more substantial, then peruse the following:
Chanel A Life by Justin Picardie with illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld
Chanel and Her World by Edmonde Charles-Roux
Chanel: A Woman of her Own by Axel Madsen
Chanel was famous for reinventing herself time and again, and covered her tracks by never keeping anything personal that she had written. She would tear up personal papers, documents and letters and toss them into the fire. Her homes were an extension of her spirit which was influenced by her lover Boy Chapel. The book showcases a processional cross, a Buddha (with flowers replacing broken fingers) and an English/French chapbook Chapel wrote spiritual passages in for Chanel contemplate during meditation. She never showed anyone that small chapbook until a few years before her death. Her homes were filled with books of her poet and writer friends, many of whom she quietly helped during their tougher days. She believed in symbols (lions appeared on her suit buttons and on her tombstone) and five was her lucky number (Chanel No. 5 was the fifth try at the synthetic perfume launched on the fifth day of the fifth month of the year. Chanel loved American music and the arts (as showcased in the marvelous Chanel by Jean Leymarie.)
This is not an indepth biography. This is a large book by Flammarion with huge pictures and type. If you want to just nestle into a loving intimate tribute from a grand niece to her Auntie Coco, then this book is for you. If you want something more substantial, then peruse the following:
Chanel A Life by Justin Picardie with illustrations by Karl Lagerfeld
Chanel and Her World by Edmonde Charles-Roux
Chanel: A Woman of her Own by Axel Madsen
Nice Read
24 May 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
I've read bio's on Coco Chanel, but this one is just a nice read about her life and not an in depth story of her life. It's her niece talking about Coco's friends, jewelry, and other things through out Coco's life. It's a great coffee table book.
Beautiful book of style is also a good biography
18 May 2012
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
This light biography is loaded with pictures of both Coco Chanel's life, friends and family as well as her personal collections of design, jewelry, fashions, furniture, decor and collectibles. Emphasis is on how Coco's personal style and life experiences informed her product. As a biography it does not go into great depth of every aspect of her personal life, but gives a good overview of her personal life as it relates to her fashion empire and her position as a major voice of 20th Century design.
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