In this extraordinary collection, the glorious life of the incomparable Coco Chanel shines again through the insider photographs of renowned photographer Douglas Kirkland, who was sent on assignment to photograph the aging genius in 1962 and ended up living with her for three weeks. COCO CHANEL: Three Weeks/1962 reveals these never-before-seen photographs in all their vibrancy, shedding new light and life on one of the world's most enduring, multifaceted, and bestselling fashion legends of all time, named by Time magazine as one of the one hundred most influential people of the twentieth century.
Here is a distinctly unique look at the woman who transformed twentieth century fashion. No stranger to photographing some of the world's most beloved icons, including Man Ray, Marilyn Monroe, and Judy Garland, among countless others, Douglas Kirkland fixed his lens on Chanel for twenty-one days in 1962. Sent to Paris on assignment for Look magazine, Kirkland ended up living with Chanel for three weeks, catching both the public and the intimate moments of Chanel's daily life.
This collection of never-before-seen photographs is as staggeringly beautiful as it is an impassioned portraiture, shedding new light on one of the great stories of the modern age. Not just a record of Kirkland's impressions of 'Mademoiselle,' this book also features a compelling foreword by literary giant Judith Thurman, who poignantly contextualises the relationship between Kirkland and Chanel, making this book every bit as incomparable as Mademoiselle herself.
Douglas Kirkland's extraordinary photographs, compiled for the first time in their complete form here, allow us to pry into the mysterious woman known as Marilyn Monroe, unveiling an intimate night that the world-class photographer shared with the icon. This beautiful Deluxe Edition includes a Regular Edition book in a collector's cloth box as well as a limited edition numbered print signed by Douglas Kirkland.
Une photographie est un instant de vie capturé pour l'éternité. Elle peut également éclairer sur une époque.
Brigitte Bardot émergea à la fin des années 1950, en pleine « Nouvelle Vague » du cinéma français. Durant les vingt années que dura sa carrière cinématographique, elle fût la cible de mouvements opposés. Critiquée ou célébrée, une certitude demeure : BB fît exploser les idéaux de la beauté féminine, jusqu'alors corsetés. La France avait Brigitte Bardot quand l'Amérique avait Marilyn Monroe et toutes deux aidèrent de nombreuses femmes à s'émanciper dans l'énergie et l'effervescence de la pop culture.
À travers ce recueil de très belles photographies de Douglas Kirkland et Terry O'Neill, représentant l'actrice joyeuse, triste, belle, forte ou sauvage se dessine en filigrane une histoire passionnante de l'évolution de la femme au sein de notre société, à une époque déterminante qui raisonne encore fortement avec la nôtre.
