| Uniform title | Chanel. English |
| Variant title |
Pre-publication title: Eternal Chanel |
| Contents |
Costume, fashion, and haute couture -- Obazine and Royallieu -- Chanel modes -- Deauville and Biarritz -- The jersey revolution -- Encounters -- Perfumes -- Embroidery -- Antigone and Le train bleu -- Elegance and simplicity -- Orphee -- Variations and curves -- London -- Hollywood -- Homes and interiors -- Venice -- Jewelry -- Sophistication and spectacle -- Retirement -- Return and recognition -- Influence and legacy. |
| Abstract |
Chronicles the life and career of the French fashion designer, along with a discussion of the influences that inspired her and photographs of her clothes. |
| General note | "This fundamental work by Jean Leymarie, which was first published in 1987 and has been long out of print, has now regained its privileged position among works dealing with the legendary world of Channel"--Dust jacket. |
| Language | Translated from the French by Antony Shugaar. |
| ISBN | 9780810996946 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 0810996944 (hbk.) |
