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The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris
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LENGTH16 hrs and 19 mins
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RELEASE DATE06-21-12
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Program TypeAudiobook
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Publisher's Summary
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 exposé of an era: of social ambitions, shared obsessions, and the mesmerizing quest for beauty.
Alicia Drake writes regularly for publications including the International Herald Tribune, British Vogue, Travel and Leisure, and W magazine, for which she was a contributing editor. She has lived and worked in Paris for the last ten years.
©2006 Alicia Drake (P)2012 Blackstone Audio, Inc.
What the Critics Say
“Deliciously dramatic… The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement.” (New York Times Book Review)
“Fascinating.” (New York Times)
“[It] moves stylishly forward, with frequent overtheshoulder glances at some very dishy background…A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress.” (Boston Globe)