Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style

Thames & Hudson's coffee-table book "Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style" presents the creative genius of Chanel - from Coco Chanel herself to Karl Lagerfeld - as seen through the eyes of the greatest photographers of their time.

Gabrielle Chanel was without a doubt the most influential fashion designer of the twentieth century. She was ahead of her time and her clothes, cuts and accessories have remained timelessly chic and created looks for her era and beyond. Chanel's influence is illustrated here by celebrating the key elements that defined and continue to define her style through inspired combinations of classic and contemporary photographs.

By combining fashion drawings from Chanel's own era with the most recent contemporary creations by the house's visionary chief designer, Karl Lagerfeld, the resonance between archival and contemporary photographs becomes sharp, vivid and revealing.

The vocabulary of Chanel's style - the little black dress, baroque inspirations, androgynous chic - is revealed and interpreted by comparing the original forms of the 1920s with the full range of its later expressions in every fashion epoch to this day.

Images by the modern greats of fashion photography showcase the triumphs of one of the world's most visible and distinctive brands: Edward Steichen, Horst P. Horst, Richard Avedon, Patrick Demarchelier, Karl Lagerfeld, Peter Lindbergh and Mario Testino are among the gallery of extremely talented photographers whose work is featured in this book.

Specifications
Title: Chanel: The Vocabulary of Style
Author: Jérôme Gautier
Publisher: Thames & Hudson
Size: 328 x 251 x 31 mm
Size: 308 pages
Weight: 23317 grams
Language: English
Material: Hardcover
ISBN: 9780500515815

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