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

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

Alicia Drake

448 pages first pub 2006 (editions)

nonfiction biography history emotional informative reflective medium-paced
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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...

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