Little Book of Chanel

This monograph on Coco Chanel chronicles the life and legacy of one of history's most influential couturiers.

From her early days of millinery,through her revolutionary inventions in sportswear and jersey fashions for women.

The classics that have made her name, such as the Chanel cardigan jacket and the little black dress, to the global empire of the brand under the helm of Karl Lagerfeld. This beautifully illustrated book offers a fascinating account of Chanel's evolution and innovation. Detailed photographs and sketches of her designs, along with fashion photography and catwalk shots, pay tribute to one of the world's most highly regarded fashion houses and the woman behind it.

About the Author, Emma Baxter-Wright studied fashion at Central Saint Martins College of Art and Design and history of art at Bristol University. A former fashion editor, she is the author of The Little Book of Schiaparelli and The Little Book of Chanel. She lives in London. Formerly fashion correspondent at the Daily Mirror, Karen Clarkson is a fashion writer, stylist and broadcaster who has contributed to Interview, i-D and V. Karen is the fashion director for FKA Twigs and co-founder of vintage archive Found and Vision. Sarah Kennedy is a seasoned magazine journalist who has worked for a string of fashion titles, including Grazia, In Style, Glamour and Marie Claire, where she was deputy editor.

She is the author of Vintage Swimwear and Vintage Style. Kate Mulvey is a journalist specializing in fashion, beauty and lifestyle subjects. With regular articles in the Daily Mail, Daily Express, Sunday Times and the Independent, she is also the author of Decades of Beauty: The Changing Image of Women 1890s-1990s.

Kate lives in London.