Description

The Biographic series presents an entirely new way of looking at the lives of the world’s greatest thinkers and creative’s. It takes the 50 defining facts, dates, thoughts, habits and achievements of each subject and uses info graphics to convey all of them in vivid snapshots. Many people know that Gabrielle ‘Coco’ Chanel (1883-1971) was a prolific French fashion designer and founder of the House of Chanel, who ruled over Parisian haute couture for almost six decades. What, perhaps, they don’t know is that: she was taught to sew by nuns and started Chanel by making hats that she lived in a suite at the Ritz Hotel, Paris, for 37 years that, in 1935, she was recognized as the world’s wealthiest woman and that, prior to her fashion career, she worked as a singer, famously gaining the nickname ‘Coco’ from one of her songs. Biographic: Coco presents a visual catwalk through her life and work, with an array of irresistible facts and figures converted into info graphics to reveal the genius behind the garments.
About Sophie Collins
Sophie Collins has worked in publishing for over 30 years, in roles ranging from author to publisher, and on projects ranging from major exhibition catalogues to graphic novels. She spent 15 years as a publisher, commissioning an eclectic list of illustrated non-fiction and writing a number of books alongside it.
Books Author: Sophie Collins
Number Of Pages: 96
Language: English
Publisher: Ammonite
Books Category: Biography & Memoirs
Book Format: Hardcover
Books_ISBN: 1781453128
Other Feature 1: Edition: 1
Other Feature 2: Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Other Feature 3: Weight: 362.87 gramsSize: 148 x 210 x 15.24 mm
Publication Date: November 30, 2017