The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris - Paperback

$24.99

The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris - Paperback

Name: The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris - Paperback
Brand: BooksCloud
SKU: 9780316001854
Price: 24.99 USD
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by Alicia Drake

$24.99

Book Overview

A comprehensive biography of the late designer, Karl Lagerfeld, and his infamous rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent.

In the 1970s, Paris fashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. Amid sequins and longing, celebrities and aspirants flocked to the heart of chic, and Paris became a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and searing ambition. At the center of it all were fashion's most beloved luminaries - Yves Saint Laurent, the reclusive enfant terrible, and Karl Lagerfeld, the flamboyant freelancer with a talent for reinvention - and they divided Paris into two fabulous halves. Their enduring rivalry is chronicled in this dazzling exposè of an era: of social ambitions, shared obsessions, and the mesmerizing quest for beauty.

"Deliciously dramatic... The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement."-New York Times Book Review

"Fascinating." -New York Times

"Addictive." -Philadelphia Inquirer

"It's like US Weekly, 1970s style." -Gotham

"A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress. . . . It moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background." -Boston Globe

ISBN	9780316001854
Author	Alicia Drake
Publisher	Back Bay Books
Genre	Arts and History
Format	Paperback
Published	September 2010
Language	ENG- English
Pages	448
Weight	1.0 lb
Target Audience	Adults
Print Size	Standard Print