Chanel
Joining Rizzoli's recently published studies of two other great 20th-century French couturiers, Paul Poiret and Christian Dior, this volume attempts to place Chanel's achievements within the context of the artistic trendsparticularly Cubismprominent when she was. The book opens with a survey of fashion history, emphasizing the great portrait artists of Europea valuable essay in general but not completely germane to the work at hand. The chapters are presented as long captions, without firm conclusions, and are sometimes difficult to follow. Thankfully, the translation from the French is, unlike that of Dior and Poiret , carefully done. All three volumes carry magnificent illustrations. Sally R. Sims, Univ. of Maryland Lib., College ParkCopyright 1988 Reed Business Information, Inc.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.