Kirjahaku

The Art of Fashion is a richly illustrated, broad overview of the history of the art. It follows la mode from the age of Louis XIV, who put fashion at the service of the state, to the growth of the department store in the nineteenth century, and from the continued rise of the designers and creators in the twentieth century to globalized trends of the twenty-first.

CHANEL is one of the best-known luxury brands in the world. Yet it remains the most mysterious of them all. From Paris and rue Cambon, CHANEL will forever be Gabrielle - a woman who revolutionized feminine elegance. Carefree and audacious, the designer turned simplicity into the height of luxury. Bold and unpredictable, the brand, now over100 years old, continues to astound with its one-of-a-kind fashion shows, iconic N°5 perfume and 2.55 bag, exquisite jewellery and cutting-edge beauty products. By passing on its unparalleled expertise over time - from Gabrielle Chanel, to Karl Lagerfeld, to Virginie Viard - it has built its legend.With a wealth of beautiful images and fascinating inserts, including previously unpublished facsimile documents, this volume is an invitation into the sublime and eternal world of the House of CHANEL.

Following the success of All About Yves and Absolutely Chanel, a beautiful fashion monograph by Catherine Örmen completing the trilogy; this time on Dior.The book includes a wealth of lavish imagery and fascinating inserts, including rare facsimile documents and ephemera (invitations to the couture house's first collections, Christian Dior's handwritten design notes and original sketches etc.)