Chanel Catwalk: The Complete Collections

About the book

The best-selling Chanel Catwalk was the first book to gather every Chanel collection ever created by Karl Lagerfeld in a single volume. Now fully updated to include Lagerfeld's final collections for the house and those of his right-hand and successor, Virginie Viard, this revised edition includes twenty-eight new collections. This definitive publication features a concise history of Karl Lagerfeld and Virginie Viard's time at Chanel as well as brief biographical profiles of each designer. The collections (from Haute Couture and Ready-to-Wear to Cruise and Metier d'arts) are organized chronologically. Each one is introduced by a short text unveiling its influences and highlights and illustrated with carefully curated catwalk images, showcasing hundreds of spectacular clothes, details, accessories, beauty looks and set designs - and of course the top fashion models who wore them on the runway. A rich reference section, including an extensive index, concludes the book.

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'Glossy ... a unique opportunity to chart the development of one of the world's most influential fashion brands' - Cent Magazine 'Explores the next chapter of the Chanel story' - Country and Townhouse

Patrick Mauries Biography

Patrick Mauriesis a journalist, publisher, and author of around thirty essays and stories. In 1981, he founded his own literary review, "Le Promeneur"inspired by eighteenth-century gazettes, becoming a publishing house in its own right from 1988. He is an expert in cultural studies, specialising in English-speaking and Italian societies, and has written widely on literature, fashion and the decorative arts. He contributed to"The World According to Karl"and"Choupette," both published by Flammarion. Pierre Leonforte splits his time between Paris and Milan. He is a regular contributor to international publications including "AD, Vanity Fair, Marie-Claire Maison," and a columnist for "Le Figaro." A founder and former editor-in-chief of the "Louis Vuitton City Guides," he is now editorial advisor to the series. He has written a number of illustrated books and coauthored "Louis Vuitton: 100 Legendary Trunks" (Abrams, 2010)." ... Read full biography