Book Review: ‘Qui qu’a vu Coco’ and the Life of Gabrielle Chanel

While I’ve been itching to watch Coco Avant Chanel, the Gabrielle Chanel biopic starring Audrey Tautou,  it sadly has yet to make its way to my local theatre. So, I found the next best thing; Chanel and Her World.
Chanel and Her World; Friends, Fashion, and Fame by Edmonde Charles-Roux is a coffee table book about [...]

Book Review: Vogue’s Decades of Fashion

In Vogue; The Illustrated History of the World’s Most Famous Fashion Magazine by Norberto Angeletti and Alberto Oliva is a beautiful coffee-table book featuring Vogue’s finest photographs. Not only does this book detail the history of Vogue itself with commentaries from its most influential, such as Anna Wintour; it also details the progression of fashion [...]

Book Review: Miss O’Dell Tours with Music’s Finest

When I was a kid, my favourite song was “Twist and Shout.” I loved A Hard Day’s Night as a teenager and always thought The Rolling Stones were so cool. Living during the ’60s and ’70s must have been so exciting, but being in the bands inner circle must have been spectacular.
Such was the case [...]