Justine Picardie
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Contents: Mademoiselle is at home -- Gabrielle -- In the shadow of the cross -- Coco -- Courtesans and camellias -- The double -- The little black dress -- Misia and the muse -- Number five -- The Russians -- The duke of westminster -- Riviera chic -- The woman in white -- The promised land -- Diamonds as big as the Ritz -- Through a glass, darkly -- The comeback -- Celebrity Chanel -- Scissors -- La grande mademoiselle.
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Justine Picardie paints a portrait of the enigmatic woman behind the designer Christian Dior: his beloved younger sister Catherine, who inspired his most famous perfume and shaped his vision of femininity. With unparalleled access to the Dior family homes and archives, Picardie's research into Catherine Dior's courageous life shines a new light on Christian Dior's legendary work, and reveals how his enchanting "New Look" emerged out of the shadows...
3) Coco Chanel
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Filled with fresh new research and never-before-seen photos, this updated edition of the definitive biography of Coco Chanel deepens our understanding of the history and legacy of the incredible woman who shaped modern fashion and created an empire of haute couture.
Coco Chanel was an extraordinary inventor, conjuring up the little black dress, bobbed hair, trousers for women, contemporary chic, bestselling perfumes, and the most successful fashion...
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Witty, playful, and effortlessly chic, Inge Morath: On Style reveals the vital forms of fashion and self-expression that blossomed into existence in England, France, and the United States in the postwar decades. The book follows the photojournalist Inge Morath (1923—2002) through intimate sessions with Ingrid Bergman and Audrey Hepburn; scenes of window-shopping on Fifth Avenue; American girls discovering Paris; the frenetic splendor of society...