Emma Baxter-Wright

Elegant and stunningly illustrated, this monograph chronicles the life of one of history's most influential couturiers. Coco Chanel started a fashion revolution with her liberating inventions in sportswear and jersey, iconic suit, and little black dress. The Little Book of Chanel follows the great designer's evolution and innovation, from her impoverished childhood to her present-day legacy. With its detailed photographs of Chanel's designs, fashion photography, and catwalk shots, this is a fitting tribute to a legend.

The Little Book of Chanel

A pocket-sized history of the great fashion house, Yves Saint Laurent, covering 60 years of excellence.

The Story of the Iconic Fashion House

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent

Cristina Rodríguez Fischer

Estel Vilaseca Álvarez

Lluïsa Moreno Llort

Pequeño libro de Chanel

Zandra Rhodes

A visual journey through the decades, Vintage Fashion is a book for those interested in collecting and acquiring vintage but it also caters for the woman who is 'beyond fashion', who will always be looking at past influences for inspiration when developing her individual look. Featuring the work of Coco Chanel, Christian Lacroix and Muccia Prada among others, it will be of interest to fashion students, designers and any fashionista. At a time when everyone is their own stylist, this book provides an awareness of the fashion skills and techniques of the past, as well as pointers on what to look for when sourcing original vintage pieces, allowing the reader to understand and develop their own intrinsic tastes and fashion sensibilities.

Collecting and Wearing Designer Classics

Vintage Fashion

Little Book of Schiaparelli chronicles the work of one of history's most influential and eccentric couturiers. Endowed with a strikingly imaginative and experimental approach to fashion, Elsa Schiaparelli cultivated a combination of the witty and the surreal, the cutting edge and the elegant, from her garments and jewellery to her collaborations with Salvador Dalí, Jean Cocteau and Alberto Giacometti. Exquisitely illustrated and expertly written, the book follows a biographical chronology detailing her life, career and primary creative themes of her work. Images of Schiaparelli's finished designs, along with close-up details and illustrations of her personal sketches, showcase the brilliance of her innovative oeuvre, and the legacy that lives on in the House of Schiaprelli to this day.

Little Book of Schiaparelli

The elegance of the Little Black Dress. The simplicity of the Breton shirt. The luxury of the fragrance. These signatures exemplify the image of Chanel. Bringing to life the story and designs of Gabrielle Chanel, the most influential couturière in the history of fashion, Chanel in 55 Objects is an exquisite collection of bespoke illustrations and captivating text. The chic drawings depict her most iconic innovations including fashion, fragrance, jewelry and accessories, as well as the places, motifs and people that inspired her.

The Iconic Designer Through Her Finest Creations

Chanel in 55 Objects

Modehuset Chanel förknippas inte bara med en, utan två ikoniska designers. Först fanns Gabrielle, och sedan kom Karl. Men Karl Lagerfeld fortsatte inte bara Gabrielle Chanels arv, utan han återskapade det. Signaturen för modehuset Chanel den lilla svarta klänningen, kavajen i tweed, smyckena och parfymen uppdaterades på ett genialt sätt för den moderna kvinnan, samtidigt som eftertraktade accessoarer med den direkt igenkännbara dubbel-C-logotypen blev universella symboler för lekfull elegans. Lilla boken om Chanel by Lagerfeld är en vackert illustrerad guide till Lagerfelds tid på Chanel, från hans exklusiva couturekreationer till de fantastiska och fräcka visningarna som har gjort Chanel till världens mest berömda varumärke. Alla böckerna i den här serien bjuder på all fakta du behöver för att få koll på modevärldens största ikoner. Samtliga böcker är vackert och stilrent formgivna och fullmatade med fotografier.

Lilla boken om Chanel by Lagerfeld : historien om det ikoniska modehuset

The House of Chanel is synonymous with not one, but two, iconic designers. First there was Gabrielle, and then there was Karl. Chanel is a house known for its signatures that not only changed the course of fashion history but still resonate today – the Little Black Dress, the tweed suit, costume jewellery, Chanel No5. These signatures were inspired by Gabrielle Chanel's taste, life experience and travels – but it was Karl Lagerfeld who took these signatures and ingeniously adapted them for the twenty-first century woman. From his first days at the helm of Chanel in the 1980s, to his creative application of the Chanel logo to everything from biker boots to a space rocket, King Karl's reign at Chanel is nothing if not legendary. Little Book of Chanel by Lagerfeld covers his most exquisite pieces, breathtaking catwalk shows and constant reinvention that have maintained Chanel as the most illustrious couture house in the world. Written by the bestselling author of Little Book of Chanel, this beautifully illustrated book is the essential guide to Lagerfeld's tenure at Chanel.

The Story of the Iconic Fashion Designer

The Little Book of Chanel by Lagerfeld

The essential guide to Karl Lagerfeld's tenure at Chanel from his early days in the 1980s, charting his constant reinvention of the fashion house that maintained Chanel as the most illustrious couture house in the world.

Recounts a century of fashion history, accompanied by archived images, stunning fashion photography and specially commissioned photographs of rare pieces

Elegant and stunningly illustrated, this monograph chronicles the life of one of history's most influential couturiers; Coco Chanel. She started a fashion revolution with her liberating inventions in sportswear and jersey, iconic suit, and little black dress. The Little Book of Chanel follows the great designer's evolution and innovation, from her impoverished childhood to her present-day legacy. With its detailed photographs of Chanel's designs, fashion photography, and catwalk shots, this is a fitting tribute to a legend.

New Edition

Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent is the pocket-sized and exquisitely illustrated story of 60 years of innovative fashion design. An enigmatic, daring and astonishingly creative designer, Yves Saint Laurent is credited with the elevation of haute couture to fine art, turning the fashion show into a spectacle of breathtaking proportions, and revolutionizing the gendered norms of womenswear. Describing Saint Laurent’s beginnings in Algeria as a precocious boy making miniature garments from fabric scraps, Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent depicts the designer’s ascent from fashion student to the right-hand of Christian Dior. Going on to found his own fashion house in 1961, Saint Laurent created his famous "le smoking" trouser suit, brought the leather jacket to the mainstream and astounded the fashion world with his blend of elegance and artistic drama. Little Book of Yves Saint Laurent documents the talent of a visionary creative in a perfect gift for any lover of fashion.

Karen Homer

Darla-Jane Gilroy

Four stunning pocket-sized fashion books in one box set. Includes Little Book of Chanel, Little Book of Dior, Little Book of Gucci and Little Book of Prada - telling the stories of four iconic fashion houses. With images of the four houses' most timeless and celebrated designs, plus captivating text on the personalities and lives of the creative geniuses behind the brands, Little Box of Style is the quintessential collection that will delight any fashion lover.

A Historical Review of Four Fashion Icons

Little Guides to Style II

Laia Farran Graves

The boxed set of the stories of four iconic fashion houses, including images of their designs and text on the personalities behind the brands.

The Story of Four Iconic Fashion Houses

Little Box of Style

Sarah Kennedy

Karen Clarkson

Kate Mulvey

Presents a decade-by-decade look at twentieth-century fashion trends, and also features a shopping and buying directory and advice on caring for vintage pieces.

Vintage Fashion Sourcebook

A visual journey through the fashion of the decades, Vintage Fashion enables the reader to identify key designers, shapes, textiles, stitching, and other details and characteristics that define the most influential pieces of the twentieth century. Each decade ends with a 'key looks' spread showing an at-a-glance view of the important shapes, colours and looks that defined the era. The book concludes with a shopping guide, which offers pointers on sourcing and caring for original vintage pieces, along with a glossary of fashion terms and the century's most collectable designers.

The Book That Transforms Into a Work of Art

Chanel Paperscapes

Chris Roberts

Hywel Livingstone

With a history stretching over centuries, the gothic has a distinctive visual aesthetic that is fertile ground for imaginative reinvention and that has been exploited across the arts and in popular culture. From Frankenstein and film noir, to the music of Bauhaus and punk rock, to contemporary art and funereal fashion, this richly comprehensive book covers the genre in all its unearthly glory."

Emma Baxter-Wright

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