{"product_id":"gospel-according-to-coco-chanel-life-lessons-from-the-worlds-most-elegant-woman-9781599215235","title":"Gospel According to Coco Chanel: Life Lessons from the World's Most Elegant Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003eA modern look at the life of a legendary fashion icon--with practical life lessons for women of all ages\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDelving into the long, extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of self-help book, exploring Chanel's philosophy on a range of universal themes--from style to passion, from money and success to femininity and living life on your own terms. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBorn in 1883 in a poorhouse in southern France, Chanel grew up to be the woman who not only gave us the little black dress and boxy jackets, but also bestowed upon women a chic freedom that helped usher them into the modern era. Elegant, opinionated, and passionate, she was the only fashion icon among \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e magazine's 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Gospel According to Coco Chanel\u003c\/i\u003e is a captivating, offbeat look at style, celebrity, and self-invention--all held together with droll Chanel-style commentary and culled from an examination of Chanel's difficult childhood and triumphant adulthood, passionate love affairs, and eccentricities.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarner Brothers set to release a major motion picture on this subject, \u003ci\u003eCoco\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003e Before Chanel\u003c\/i\u003e, in Fall 2009\u003cb\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eKaren Karbo\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of three novels, all of which were named New York Times Notable Books; four nonfiction books--including How to Hepburn, which the Philadelphia Inquirer called \"an exuberant celebration of a great original,\" and The Stuff of Life, a People Magazine's Critic's Choice--and three books for young adults. Her essays, articles, and reviews have appeared in the New York Times, Outside, Elle, Vogue, More, and salon.com. \u003cb\u003eChesley McLaren\u003c\/b\u003e, known as \"The French Illustrator in New York\" for her Francophile style, has also worked as a Fifth Avenue fashion designer. She is the author\/illustrator of several books, and her work has appeared in Town \u0026amp; Country, Vogue, InStyle, and Elle.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Skirt!","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50619744157970,"sku":"9781599215235","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4c2a0567-61e0-4e97-9a4d-69a010d08d84.jpg?v=1732554673","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/gospel-according-to-coco-chanel-life-lessons-from-the-worlds-most-elegant-woman-9781599215235","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}