Chanel Haute Couture SIGNED
Paris: Éditions 7L and Important Flowers, 2025.
First Edition. Hardcover. This signed edition includes an extra image plate signed by Sofia Coppola and glued into the inside back cover. 13 3/4" X 11 1/2". 448pp. New, within publisher's box, still in original shrink wrap. Gentle bumping to corners, else fine. signed by the iconic screenwriter and director (and once-upon-a-time teen intern at Chanel) Sofia Coppola and ready to be unwrapped, this is a highly presentable volume offering an enthralling visual history of the House of Chanel's inimitable Haute Couture designs from the early twentieth century to today, featuring exclusive photographs of Chanel clients wearing creations, as well as fashion photographs, unseen sketches, runway photographs, behind-the-scenes documents, and archival material.
ABOUT THIS BOOK:
At the age of fifteen, Sofia Coppola took up a summer internship at the Chanel studio in Paris, moving from her family home in Northern California. This indelible experience initiated a relationship with the fashion House which has flourished over decades and resulted in numerous collaborations. The latest is this luxurious and compelling volume, in which Coppola uses her signature style of collage and assemblage to present a bespoke visual history of Chanel’s Haute Couture designs.
The story of the Haute Couture House unfolds across this 450-page tome through unseen sketches, photographs of Chanel clients wearing creations, runway photographs, and archival ephemera. Encompassing the distinct eras of Chanel’s lead designers – Gabrielle Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, Virginie Viard – their teams, their famous clientele, and the models of each period, as seen by renowned photographers, this book is a definitive guide to the extraordinary creations that have influenced generations of designers and a piece of fashion history in its own right. (Publisher). Near fine / fine. Item #17440
ISBN: 9781917651318
Price: $450.00