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

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

by Alicia Drake (Author)

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    Paperback 2007

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Synopsis

In 1950s Paris, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld were friends, the rising stars of the fashion world. But by the late sixties, the city was invaded by a new mood of liberation and hedonism, and dominated by intrigue, infidelities, addiction and parties. Each designer created his own mesmerizing world, so vivid and seductive that people were drawn to the power, charisma and fame, and it was to make them bitter rivals. "The Beautiful Fall" is a dazzling expose of an era and the story of the two men who were its essence and who remain its most singular survivors.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 448
 Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Published: 01 Oct 2007
ISBN 10: 0747585466
ISBN 13: 9780747585466
Book Overview: The Easy Riders, Raging Bulls of the fashion world of 70s Paris The Beautiful Fall has been shortlisted for the Los Angeles Times Book Prize for Current Interest Alice Drake is a highly respected fashion journalist and has access to all the surviving personalites Written with verve and style, full of gossip - this is the book for every fashionista

Media Reviews
'In this fascinating read, Drake reveals the fashion industry's constant flux between in and out, right and wrong, and how Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld trod a rivalrous tightrope' Glamour 'This is an extremely readable and impressively researched book' Guardian 'If you have the slightest interest in late-twentieth-century culture, you should read this book' Gay Times 'Thoroughly entertaining ... Starting with the student riots of 1968 and ending with the shadow of Aids, this is an important social history' Independent on Sunday
Author Bio
Alicia Drake is a fashion journalist based in Paris. She writes regularly for major publications such as W, International Herald Tribune and Vogue.