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The Gospel According to Coco Chanel
- Life Lessons from the World’s Most Elegant Woman
- Letto da: Bernadette Dunne
- Durata: 6 ore e 5 min
- Categorie: Biografie e memorie, Donne
Sintesi dell'editore
Delving into the long, extraordinary life of renowned French fashion designer Coco Chanel, Karen Karbo has written a new kind of 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.
Chanel is credited not simply with giving us the little black dress and boxy jackets, but with popularizing pants for women and easy, practical clothes that allowed women a chic freedom they’d never known before. In her strong-headed, elegant, opinionated, passionate, entirely French way, Coco Chanel helped bring women into the modern era, and because of this she was the only person in fashion to be named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People of the 20th Century.
Karen Karbo weaves Chanel’s life story into chapter themes that subtly convey life lessons and leave the reader utterly entranced with Chanel’s amazing individuality, confidence, and determination. The story of the designer’s extraordinary life and rise to unprecedented success is both compelling and admirable. And while the great Coco may have launched her singular empire a hundred years ago, her methods, attitude, and élan are as relevant and modern as ever, and perhaps more appealing. Chanel was a self-made girl who knew how to make do with less until she had more, discover and stay true to her own style, problem solve using the tools at hand, and do it all with seemingly effortless flair. The Gospel According to Coco Chanel is a captivating, offbeat look at style, celebrity, and self-invention—all held together with Karbo’s droll Chanel-style commentary and culled from an examination of Chanel’s difficult childhood and triumphant adulthood, passionate love affairs, career choices, habits, eccentricities, and personal philosophies.
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- Heather
- 24/04/2013
She's one of my faves
What made the experience of listening to The Gospel According to Coco Chanel the most enjoyable?
This is a funny and accurate account of Coco Chanel. You can relate to Karen Karbo as if she were your friend. If you like Chanel this is a must for you. You will learn more about her and get a kick out of the perspective.
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- Marie
- 07/06/2012
Karbo is Such a Mom
If you could sum up The Gospel According to Coco Chanel in three words, what would they be?
Best Feminism Ever!
Who was your favorite character and why?
Coco of course, but Karbo is quite interesting herself.
Have you listened to any of Bernadette Dunne’s other performances before? How does this one compare?
No, but I loved her performance. She really creates an atmosphere and brings a lot of energy to the story. She makes it alive like I believe Karen Karbo intended.
What’s an idea from the book that you will remember?
The idea that some of the greatest people of our time have "created" themselves literally in their own minds and refused to let anyone correct them.
Any additional comments?
Great infusion of fashion history in a way that a none fashion buff can also relate to. In fact, I was able to give background info to my husband (who probably didn't care, but pretended very well) about a recent Chanel headline.
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- Stephanie
- 30/09/2011
Did not enjoy
This was a horrible way to tell the great story of Coco Chanel. The author jumps around from different points in Chanel's life, making it hard to follow. She attempts to make modern day comparisons and connections (frenemies? internet porn?!), but they just come across unneeded. She also follows her own hunt for a Chanel jacket that at almost all points through the book leaves me thinking "who cares?" I really didn't like this book - I wish I had spent time and money on a book that just focuses on Coco Chanel, without silly embellishments.
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- raisa484
- 22/02/2021
love love love
Thank you! I love the story the way it was written and delivered. it's a bit of a inside of both the author and coco challenging the "norm" being woman femenin and passionate! Inspires to be the brightest you can be!!
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- S. Todd
- 23/12/2020
Easy listen
I listened while spending the day at my own sewing machine and envisioned CC dashing through Paris snubbing her nose at the haute rich class all the while taking their money. A strong self-assured woman that could hold her own against the male dominated society yet unashamedly taking lovers. Determined to be her own woman and refusing to give up her identity for a man.
It takes you through her humble beginnings to her classy end, weaving a tale detailing her strengths without giving over to female dominance.
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- Merle
- 22/12/2020
Inspiring, every woman should learn from Coco!
A truly modern woman, still an example to us now, this is a story about escaping social constraints and essence of Coco Channel 's creative genius.
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- SissyMacK
- 02/11/2020
If You Love Fashion...
you need to experience this book! It was so much fun and so insightful! Chanel is is epic in so many ways.
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- Amazon Customer
- 29/10/2020
really beautiful
This is a real beautiful book, it captive your attention even if you, as me, didn't know anything about Channel's Story, it was such a pleasure
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- Hope
- 20/10/2020
This Book Explains Coco Chanel So Explicitly!
LET'S FACE IT! Coco Chanel was The "Tour-De-Force" for the World of Fashion. She changed fashion, glam, and styles for women. ...and...SHE STILL does! Amazing!
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- Browyn Brough
- 26/09/2020
Style, Fashion, our closets and life
Great thought provoking read, enjoyable fun and page turning!! Fashion eloquence and comfort .. are the SAME for all single great pieces of clothing that is in good style not the exceptions but the rule for a single garment of clothing, NO .... really, shut up and dress me!!