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The Chanel legend: a publication of the Draiflessen collection


Abstract

For many people, Coco Chanel is the greatest fashion designer of the twentieth century. As far back the first decade of the century she was already a passionate advocate of simple, comfortable clothes and paved the way for a style that soon began to assert itself universally. Epochal fashion icons are associated with her person, including the little black dress and the Chanel costume bearing her name. By the early twenties, Coco had already launched her perfume "Chanel No. 5", was self-assuredly combining fashion and genuine jewellery, and had such famous photographers as Man Ray and Horst P. Horst portray her. The exhibition 'The Chanel Legend' with more than 150 original objects from major collections such as the Gemeentemuseum Den Haag explores the question of why Coco Chanel both as a person and the founder of a brand has always remained the subject of such great attention even today.

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    Mettingen: Draiflessen Collection, c2013


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    • 3942359103
    • 394235912X
    • 9783942359108
    • 3942359111
    • 9783942359122
    • 9783942359115

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    • "6 April 2013-7 July 2013, Draiflessen Collection, Mettingen (Germany); 12 October 2013-2 February 2014, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag (The Netherlands); 28 February until 18 May 2014, Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe Hamburg (Germany)."
    • Accompanied by pamphlet Glossar = Glossary = Glossarium ([17] p. : col. ill. ; 30 cm.) in German, English, and Dutch.

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