When it comes to modern couture, the designs, silhouettes, and overall essence have largely been shaped by a single fashion house “Chanel". However, Chanel's designs were more than merely a fashion statement but represented a change in the landscape of society, one in which a woman could be free from the confines that had quite literally shaped who she could be and what she could wear, marking the shift from the corseted silhouette to sporty, casual chic. In this book " Chanel, the Impossible Collection" celebrated fashion journalist Alexander Fury has created a literary museum exhibition through the Chanel archives over the past century resulting in a literary museum exhibition through the Chanel archives over the past century. A must-have book and a perfect gift for sublime high fashion lovers.