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van Haeringen, Annemarie

Coco and the Little Black Dress

32 pp. | North-South | October, 2015 | Trade ISBN 978-0-7358-4239-7 $16.95
(4) K-3 An orphan grows up and declares she "never wanted to be poor again." So Coco befriends "genteel ladies" for whom she eventually revolutionizes fashion with more comfortable silhouettes fated to become classics. This Dutch picture book based on Coco Chanel's life lacks sources and background (besides a brief bio), but it's a mildly inspiring gender-role-breaking success story, stylishly illustrated with dainty pen-and-ink work.
Reviewer: Katrina Hedeen

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