Gabrielle Chanel invented the style of the modern woman, her emancipated clothes reflecting the shifting landscape of society. Her successor Karl Lagerfeld transformed fashion, reviving the house with elements from its own history. Assouline has revisited its best-selling Ultimate volume Chanel: The Impossible Collection in a new format that allows readers to easily browse the history of the maison over and over again. In Chanel: The Legend of an Icon, journalist Alexander Fury’s engaging text heightens the one hundred iconic archival and contemporary images, creating the definitive compendium of Chanel’s rich legacy.
