Chanel: Key Collections [Hardcover]

Melissa Richards (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1, 2000

Melissa Richards focuses her eye on the clothes themselves that have made Chanel the most innovative and influential of all fashion designers.

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About the Author

MELISSA RICHARDS is an author and fashion historian who writes for the Express newspaper and various magazines. She co-authored the book Decades of Beauty and contributed to another book entitled Key Moments in Fashion. She lives in Gloucestershire, England.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Welcome Rain Publishers (October 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1566491916
• ISBN-13: 978-1566491914
• Product Dimensions: 11.2 x 9.8 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.3 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,455,514 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful color photos throughout, February 27, 2001

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Midwest Book Review (Oregon, WI USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chanel: Key Collections (Hardcover)

Gabrielle Chanel's contributions to modern fashion are many: while much has been written on her colorful, controversial life; Chanel Key Collections focuses on her fashion styles which contributed to her fame. From her early creations to her participation trends, this reveals the extent of her career and has been researched and produced with the help of Chanel in Paris. Beautiful color photos throughout.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Be aware of what you're buying, April 15, 2005

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LizB (SF Bay Area, Ca) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chanel: Key Collections (Hardcover)

This appears to be a vanity press publication about the House of Chanel, and not, as I had hoped, a book devoted to Coco Chanel's fashions. Of approximately 160 pages about fashion, only 110 pages concern Coco Chanel's designs.

The good news is that the book contains many photos of Coco Chanel's clothes that I had never seen before (and how gorgeous they look, too, after all these years). The bad news is that the rest of the book is about Karl Lagerfeld, the current head designer for Chanel. Since I dislike Lagerfeld's clothes, this was a disappointment.

Given the high price of this book, be aware of what you're buying.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars fashion in color, June 18, 2004

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Algirdas (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Chanel: Key Collections (Hardcover)

Very beautiful and informative book for Chanel fans and people who wants to know about great fashion house foundation. Reading this book I felt like during my fashion design practise at PPUPPY couture house - charming, excited and in love with fashion.