
Gospel According to Coco Chanel
Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman
By: Karen Karbo
Hardcover | 19 March 2010
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A modern look at the life of a legendary fashion icon—with practical life lessons for women of all ages
Delving into the long, extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of self-help book, exploring Chanel’s philosophy on a range of universal themes—from style to passion, from money and success to femininity and living life on your own terms.
Born in 1883 in a poorhouse in southern France, Chanel grew up to be the woman who not only gave us the little black dress and boxy jackets, but also bestowed upon women a chic freedom that helped usher them into the modern era. Elegant, opinionated, and passionate, she was the only fashion icon among TIME magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century.
The Gospel According to Coco Chanel is a captivating, offbeat look at style, celebrity, and self-invention—all held together with droll Chanel-style commentary and culled from an examination of Chanel’s difficult childhood and triumphant adulthood, passionate love affairs, and eccentricities.
Warner Brothers set to release a major motion picture on this subject, Coco Before Chanel, in Fall 2009.
Industry Reviews
"Anyone with a good sense of humor should hugely enjoy, or should I say enjoie, Karen Karbos funny and stylish take on Coco Chanel. Like a little black dress, this handy life guide will take you from day into evening. K.K. on C.C.: oui, oui!"
—Henry Alford, author of How to Live: A Search for Wisdom from Old People (While They are Still on This Earth)"Wise, witty, and refreshingly colloquial, The Gospel According to Coco Chanel is an enchanting tour through the complex, often controversial life of fashion icon Chanel. Filled with relevant life lessons for the modern woman, this book is Karbo at her irrepressible best."
—Hilary Black, editor of The Secret Currency of Love: The Unabashed Truth About Women, Money, and Relationships
ISBN: 9781599215235
ISBN-10: 1599215233
Series: SKIRT!
Published: 19th March 2010
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
Number of Pages: 229
Audience: General Adult
Publisher: ROWMAN & LITTLEFIELD PUBLISHERS
Country of Publication: US
Dimensions (cm): 20.32 x 15.24 x 2.54
Weight (kg): 0.48
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