Jewelry by Chanel - Rilegato

Mauries, Patrick

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ISBN 10: 0500516286 ISBN 13: 9780500516287

Casa editrice: Thames & Hudson, 2012

Riassunto

Coco Chanel’s passion for fabulous jewels, for exceptional stones, and for improbable marvels produced pieces that were unparalleled in their insistence on luxury and refinement. Drawing inspiration from tradition, Chanel was never the slave of everyday formulas or market values. Yet she reinvented tradition in the most arresting and modern jewelry pieces, based on her love of color and her assured command of austere classical beauty. Chanel was a creature of contrasts: there was the Chanel of sumptuous baroque, of rococo mirrors and dazzling, playful, unrestrained jewelry; and there was the Chanel of the utmost restraint, of classicism a la française. Out of this dialogue between ostentation and austerity, the jewelry that Chanel created throughout her long career has been celebrated in many revivals of her exceptional taste. From the direct re-creations of the 1932 Collection to the newest interpretations of comets and stars, plumes and feathers, and Chanel’s signature flower, the camellia, this book is true to the spirit of her enterprise. Classic images from the archives combine with exciting new photography to bring old and new together.

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Beautiful ... insiders at Chanel say it's THE book on Chanel's jewelry. --Vanity Fair

Dazzlingly documents the constellations of stars and comets, camellias and lions Chanel wore in typically austere style. --The Scotsman

Chanel's passion for jewels and stones led to the show-stopping designs in this fabulous photographic record. --Woman & Home

Eighty years of jewelry designs that are, quite simply, stunning. --Stylist

Marvellous. --Glass Library

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Book by Mauris Patrick

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• Editore: Thames & Hudson
• Data di pubblicazione: 2012
• ISBN 10: 0500516286
• ISBN 13: 9780500516287
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero di pagine: 272