Chanel: Collections and Creations
Chanel: Collections and Creations by Daniele Bott, published by Thames & Hudson in 2007, offers an insightful exploration of the iconic fashion house. This first edition, comprising 208 pages, delves into the rich history of Chanel, showcasing a selection of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onward. The book reveals how these classic motifs have been reinterpreted into contemporary garments, accessories, and beauty products, highlighting the brand’s enduring appeal.
Readers will discover a visual journey that focuses on five central themes: the suit, the camellia, jewelry, fragrances, and the little black dress. The narrative traces the evolution of these key items, illustrating how they have been rediscovered and reinvented by modern designers. Enhanced by previously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, this work features stunning images from renowned fashion photographers, capturing the essence of Chanel’s legacy in costume design and style.
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Chanel’s combination of tradition, originality and style has always made it the most seductive of brands. Here the House of Chanel opens its private archives, revealing a galaxy of brilliant designs created by Coco Chanel from the 1920s onwards, and now reinterpreted to become the motifs for brand new garments, accessories and beauty products.
Inspired by the House’s signature fragrance, the legendary ‘Chanel No 5’, the book explores five central themes – the suit, the camellia, jewelry, fragrances and make-up, and the little black dress – and follows the threads from past to present to show how these key items have been rediscovered and reinvented by fashion designers working in the footsteps of their illustrious predecessors. This visual journey is enhanced by previously unpublished archive photographs and original drawings by Karl Lagerfeld, as well as glorious images from some of the greatest names in fashion photography.
Dazzling clothes, intricate accessories, beautiful models and timeless design leave no doubt as to the lasting fame of the brand and embody everything that has come to symbolize the magic of Chanel.
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