Different Like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews.  Cambridge, Massachusetts, 2007.  ISBN 978-0-7636-2548-1.

About a girl who knows who she is and where she’s going.  Coco transforms the fashion industry by being herself.  The story of the legendary designer who changed the way women dressed and thought.

Media:  Pen & Ink

Q4/P4

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D. Balestreri added to PB 7/24/09

Different Like Coco by Elizabeth Matthews. Somerville: MA, 2007.

ISBN: 978-0763625481

This biography of Coco Chanel reveals the story behind the success of the famous French fashion designer, and offers a picture of a strong, independent woman who challenged both her society’s gender and economic biases with her designs.

Rating: 5Q/5P

Posted by LA 4/6/8

Matthews, E. (2007).  Different Like Coco.  Illustrated by Elizabeth Matthews. Cambridge, Massachusetts:  Candlewick Press.  ISBN: 978-0-7636-2548-1.

Coco Chanel learned to sew in an orphanage/convent after her mother’s death.  Her first job was at a tailor shop using her skills as a seamstress, but she dreamt and imagined her life to be grand. She set off to create her unique fashion style and changed the way the world looks at fashion.

The colorful illustrations are completed with pen and ink.

Rating:  5Q/4P

 MWood