The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris
Product Description [This is the MP3CD audiobook format in vinyl case.][Read by Bernadette Dunne] 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. Review ''Deliciously dramatic . . . The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement.'' --New York Times Book Review ''Fascinating.'' --New York Times ''[It] moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background . . . A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress.'' --Boston Globe ''This is an extremely readable and impressively researched book.'' --Guardian (London) ''Addictive.'' --Philadelphia Inquirer ''It's like US Weekly, 1970s style.'' --Gotham''[It] moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background . . . A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress.'' --Boston Globe ''This is an extremely readable and impressively researched book.'' --Guardian (London)''Addictive.'' --Philadelphia Inquirer ''It's like US Weekly, 1970s style.'' --Gotham About the Author ALICIA DRAKE writes regularly for publications including 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.