Chanel. The history of the fashion house

Returning in 1954 to Paris after a protracted exile, 71-year-old Coco Chanel presented her new collection, and, as before, made a splash in the fashion world. What moved it remains only guessing, like who Chanel herself was. ...
From an early age, she surrounded herself with a myth and brilliantly played her role. Masterningly combined the history of its difficult past with a reputation as a world -famous designer. This book talks about the fate and heritage of the fashion legend, about the evolution and innovation of the fashion house for a century. From the first steps of the hat business and creating iconic things that glorified the name Chanel: a small black dress, a tweed costume and an artificial pearl to a global empire led by the inimitable Karl Lagerfeld.
More than 100 rare archival illustrations will help to make time travel and pay tribute to one of the most authoritative fashion houses in the world and a woman standing behind him