Chanel

Book

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Name/Title

Chanel

Entry/Object ID

TT505.C63.K63

Description

"As one of the most recognized couturiers of the 20th century, Gabrielle Chanel (French, 1883–1971) has long been the subject of breathless mythologizing and hagiography. It is the authority and mastery of her work, the resonance of her image of the modern woman as articulated in her designs, and the autobiographical infusion of influences in her collections that confirm her iconic stature. This exhibition catalogue includes essays by Karl Lagerfeld, Rhonda Garelick, Caroline Rennolds Milbank, Nancy J. Troy, and Kenneth E. Silver. The color illustrations, created through a process of double-photo transfer, are by Karl Lagerfeld, and the book is printed by Steidl Verlag in Germany." -- Metropolitan Museum of Art website

Context

Published in conjunction with the exhibition held at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, from May 5 to August 7, 2005.

Collection

Carol Westfall Collection

Lexicon

Search Terms

fashion--exhibitions, fashion design--france, fashion designers--france, women fashion designers

Legacy Lexicon

Category

Exhibition catalog

Book Details

Author

Coco Chanel, Harold Koda, Andrew Bolton, Rhonda K. Garelick, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Publisher

Metropolitan Museum of Art, Yale University Press

Place Published

City

New York, NY

Date Published

2005

Call No.

TT505.C63.K63

ISBN

1588391485, 9781588391483

LCCN

2005000255

Notes

Length: 215

General Notes

Note Type

Contents

Note

Foreword / Philippe de Montebello -- Introduction / Harold Koda -- Le style de Chanel / Karl Lagerfeld -- Chanel's modernity / Nancy J. Troy -- Coco Chanel and contagious celebrity / Rhonda Garelick -- The elements of style : Chanel's accessories / Caroline Rennolds Milbank -- Flacon and fragrance : the new math of Chanel no. 5 / Kenneth E. Silver -- (Post)modernity : Chanel and Lagerfeld / Andrew Bolton -- Modernism -- Romanticism -- Iconography -- Catalogue.