Format:
1 Online-Ressource (137 ungezählte Seiten)
ISBN:
9781901285987
Series Statement:
Pushkin Press classics
Content:
The story of Coco Chanel s life, as told by her to Paul Morand Coco Chanel invited Paul Morand to visit her in St Moritz at the end of the Second World War when he was given the opportunity to write her memoirs; his notes of their conversations were put away in a drawer and only came to light one year after Chanel's death. Through Morand's transcription of their conversations, Chanel tells us about her friendship with Misia Sert, the men in her life - Boy Capel, the Duke of Westminster, artists such as Diaghilev, her philosophy of fashion and the story behind the legendary
Content:
Intro -- Praise -- Title Page -- Contents -- Preface -- Alone -- Little Coco -- From Compiègne To Pau -- Arrival In Paris -- Rue Cambon -- Journey To Italy -- Misia -- Return To Paris -- Diaghilev -- Madame De Chévigné -- Picasso -- Forain -- Faubourg Saint-honoré -- 1922 -- The Simple Life -- Of The Poetry Of Couture -- About Wealth -- Social Work -- Stravinsky -- Society People -- Poor Women -- On Fashion Or: A Good Idea Is Made To Perish -- A Last King -- Adieu, Not Au Revoir -- Afterword -- About The Authors -- Available And Coming Soon From Pushkin Press Classics -- Copyright.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9781782270577
Language:
English
Keywords:
Chanel, Coco 1883-1971
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Electronic books
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Autobiografie
Author information:
Morand, Paul 1888-1976
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