false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg 49098 5 Paris in the '70s was running at full tilt -- a new order was coming into view amid hedonism, ambition, and outrageous decadence. This was a fashion revolution, the beginning of fashion as rock-star spectacle, and the world went wild for it. Alicia Drake writes about the dramatic collision and rivalry between two titanic geniuses, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, whose clashes sparked that tumultuous decade. Americans came to Paris in droves - from Andy Warhol and Jerry Hall to Bianca Jagger and Jessica Lange -- to be part of this irresistible moment. Others came just to catch sight of Karl Lagerfeld strutting around the cafs in his high heels and furs. Drake vividly captures the stunning highs and heartbreaking lows, the glorious achievements and dramas of an era when style reigned in the most glamorous of cities. 48032 5 9 2006 The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris total:182|5:38|4:76|3:50|2:16|1:2| 182 678 369 56 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 5 1 false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 17 06:59:27 -0700 2007 Thu Nov 01 07:31:24 -0700 2007 the amazing adventures of kavalier and clay. this book, a bildingsroman in the truest sense, does a wonderful job of painting the human side of yves saint laurent, karl lagerfeld and their respective coderies, which serves to highlight their dizzin...more...]]> 931576 0316001856 9780316001854 27 10 3.73 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/931576.The_Beautiful_Fall_Fashion_Genius_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 1 0 false Sun Mar 22 20:56:03 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 08 22:24:50 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 4 0 false Thu Nov 20 03:31:34 -0800 2008 Mon Dec 01 01:45:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 3 0 false Wed Sep 09 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 16:47:25 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 09 00:23:36 -0700 2009 more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 3 0 false Sun Oct 19 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Sun Aug 31 21:06:34 -0700 2008 Sun Oct 19 14:18:14 -0700 2008 1
A great story about an important transition in business from a customized world of illusion to the modern garment and clothing industry.

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Unfortunately, the paperback sits on my shelf rather than this much more aesthetically pleasing cover. If ever a book should look Beautiful on display it should be this one, non?]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 3 0 false Tue May 27 16:12:00 -0700 2008 Tue May 27 16:15:34 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 4 0 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 00:05:52 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 00:10:40 -0700 2007
Standing on stage were the three winners of the International Wool Secretariat fashion design competition of 1954. Two of them were young men dressed almost identically: dark suits, dark ties, white shirts, the very image of apprenticeship propriety. Yves Matthieu...more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 0 0 false Mon May 18 13:36:48 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 01 04:51:22 -0700 2009 931576 0316001856 9780316001854 27 10 3.73 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/931576.The_Beautiful_Fall_Fashion_Genius_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 3 0 false Thu Mar 13 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Fri Feb 08 02:15:47 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 13 03:37:57 -0700 2008 I did quite a long review on my livejournal that can be read here.

In short, while fashion is not really my thing, I felt this was a well-written and researched account of the high fashion scene in Paris during the 1970-80s.

More than anything it confirmed that the whole ...more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 4 0 false Sat Apr 05 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Wed Aug 15 12:53:19 -0700 2007 Sat Apr 05 13:38:36 -0700 2008 more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 3 0 false Sun Jul 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 08:45:09 -0700 2007 Thu Jul 26 08:53:23 -0700 2007
there are some interesting details about karl lagerfeld (he's actually quite a looker underneath those enormous ever-present sunglasses!) and yves saint laurent ...more...]]> 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 4 0 false Tue Nov 10 18:25:01 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:18:08 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 09:18:43 -0800 2009 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 2 0 false Thu Mar 05 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Feb 07 22:23:09 -0800 2009 Thu Mar 05 21:33:59 -0800 2009 49098 0316768014 9780316768016 150 42 3.73 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170357469m/49098.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/49098.The_Beautiful_Fall_Lagerfeld_Saint_Laurent_and_Glorious_Excess_in_1970s_Paris 4 0 false Thu Dec 04 22:35:11 -0800 2008 Wed Apr 15 11:29:05 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=49098