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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Artists, Architects, Photographers BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women DESIGN / Fashion Fashion design History 20th century Fashion United States History 20th century HISTORY / Modern / 20th Century HISTORY / Social History HISTORY / United States / 20th Century United States Social life and customs 20th century Women fashion designers United StatesGarelick, Rhonda K.
Summary: "Little black dresses. Fake pearls. Jersey knit. Blazers. Ballet flats. Today--and for nearly the last hundred years--we all see some version of Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel every time we pass a woman on the street. But few among us realize that Chanel's rolein the events of the twentieth century was as pervasive as her influence on fashion, or how deeply she absorbed and then brilliantly reimagined...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 CHANEL, COCO GARPrzybyszewski, Linda.
Summary: "As a glance down any street in America quickly reveals, American women have forgotten how to dress. We chase fads, choose inappropriate materials and unattractive cuts, and waste energy tottering in heels when we could be moving gracefully. Quite simply, we lack the fashion know-how we need to dress professionally and flatteringly. As historian and expert dressmaker Linda Przybyszewski...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Perseus Books Group 2014