PDF-Bücher Chanel: An Intimate Life, by Lisa Chaney
Chanel: An Intimate Life, by Lisa Chaney
PDF-Bücher Chanel: An Intimate Life, by Lisa Chaney
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Chaney's research is laudable, uncovering fresh details of Chanel's well-trodden rag trade to riches story (Evening Standard)Chaney ably explores the complexities and inner life of her subject (The Times Literary Supplement)Elegant, meticulously researched and packed with details (Prima)An unflinching examination of the historically inscrutable designer (Vogue)Chaney is adept at elucidating Chanel's paradoxical character. A nuanced account of a contradictory, complex, quite extraordinary life (The Times Higher Education Supplement)
Klappentext
In "Chanel: An Intimate Life", acclaimed biographer Lisa Chaney tells the controversial story of the fashion icon who starred in her tumultuous era. Coco Chanel was many things to many people. Raised in emotional and financial poverty, she became one of the defining figures of the twentieth century. She was mistress to aristocrats, artists and spies. She broke rules of style and decorum, seducing both men and women, yet in her work expected the highest standards. She took a 'plaything' and turned it into a global industry which defined the modern woman. Filled with new insights and thrilling discoveries, Lisa Chaney's "Chanel" provides the most defining and provocative portrait yet. "Chaney's research is laudable, uncovering fresh details of Chanel's well-trodden rag trade to riches story". ("Evening Standard"). "An unflinching examination of the historically inscrutable designer". ("Vogue"). Lisa Chaney has lectured and tutored in the history of art and literature, made TV and radio broadcasts on the history of culture, and reviewed and written for journals and newspapers, including "The Sunday Times", the "Spectator" and the "Guardian". She is the author of two previous biographies: "Elizabeth David" and "Hide-and-Seek With Angels: The Life of J.M. Barrie".
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Taschenbuch: 544 Seiten
Verlag: Penguin (2. August 2012)
Sprache: Englisch
ISBN-10: 9780141036854
ISBN-13: 978-0141036854
ASIN: 0141036850
Größe und/oder Gewicht:
12,9 x 3,2 x 19,8 cm
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Nr. 249.905 in Fremdsprachige Bücher (Siehe Top 100 in Fremdsprachige Bücher)
First, I love the cover! This is a well researched book with plenty of facts and humble skepticism. I am rather ignorant about fashion, nevertheless, this book kept me interested because her long life journey passed through so many storms and festivities, it helped to understand the history of the 20th century, particularly the art world through her connections with artists. As it is very common with successful, extraordinary women in history, her indefatigable spirit and determination toward her work and survival are what makes her an extrarordinary human being, much more than a fashion icon.
Lisa Chaney promises an "intimate look" but does not deliver...the book is filled with facts about the war, how the countries are affected by the war, how the war affects the economy, the tedious backgrounds on Chanel's lovers, etc. When Chaney does mention Coco (whom she annoyingly refers to as "Gabrielle", although everyone called her Coco), it is a stale, tired bit of information that has been published many times.....this book is a waste of time and money....instead, read "The Improbable Return of Coco Chanel", written by her assistant, Richard Parker...
This is an In -depth biography of Gabrielle Chanel with a more candid view of her than previous books about her. It does a good job of conveying the social and political norms of Chanel's times. Chanel was a fascinating yet tortured woman who helped shape the idea of womanhood in our modern era. She influenced much more than just fashion. She had the courage and instinct to risk the accepted norms of her time. She gave woman the freedom to dress and act without the restrictions of the stilted past.
I have been interested in the life story of Chanel for some time.Such a dark cloud hung over this woman it's surprising she maintainedher creativity.No holds barred pertaining to social stigmas, wealth and poverty.I'm finding it so detail oriented that it puts one in the era with aclear understanding of the struggles due to the customs and beliefsof that time.If you have an interest this is some what of a historical documentation.I'm glad to have found it.
This is a very thoughtful biography, not just of the woman, but of the era. Gabrielle Chanel was a fascinating woman, who led a fascinating life in a time of great change, especially in the realm of the arts. Chaney captures this excitement in her writing, which reads almost like a novel.
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