The Beautiful Fall

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Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris

By Alicia Drake

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Summary

Set in 1950s Paris, The Beautiful Fall chronicles the entwined lives of Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, whose initial friendship gave way to fierce rivalry amid the city's shifting mood in the late sixties. As Paris embraced liberation and hedonism, their glamorous yet turbulent worlds of fashion, power, and fame captivated and divided those around them. This book offers a vivid expose of an era, revealing the essence of two iconic designers and the cultural forces that shaped them.
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Format: Paperback / softback

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This book is ideal for readers fascinated by fashion history, 20th-century cultural shifts, and biographies of influential creative figures. It appeals to those interested in arts, culture, and social history, especially lovers of Parisian style and the dynamics behind legendary fashion houses.

'It was all about the cult of pleasure and beauty. Some lost their plumes, others lost their lives' - Anouchka, former model and Paris party girl

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

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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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The Beautiful Fall has been praised for its engaging narrative and thorough research. Glamour notes Drake's eye-opening portrayal of fashion's complex cycles, while the Guardian highlights the book's readability and depth. The Gay Times recommends it to anyone interested in late-twentieth-century culture, and the Independent on Sunday calls it an important social history, entertainingly capturing the zeitgeist from 1968's student riots to the shadow of Aids.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780747585466

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 01 October 2007

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 129.0mm

Height: 198.0mm

Weight: 250g

Pages: 448

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Alicia Drake Arts & Culture European History History & Archaeology History & Military Non-Fiction

About the Author

Alicia Drake is a fashion journalist based in Paris. She writes regularly for major publications such as W, International Herald Tribune and Vogue.