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| The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris | 
 enlarge | Author: Alicia Drake
Publisher: Little, Brown and Company
Category: Book
List Price: $24.99
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (23 reviews)
Sales Rank: 79662
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Published)
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 448
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 6.1 x 1.6
ISBN: 0316768014
Dewey Decimal Number: 746.92092
EAN: 9780316768016
ASIN: 0316768014
Publication Date: September 5, 2006
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Product Description
A sublime and dramatic narrative about the high-chic fashion wars of 1970s Paris, in the tradition of Peter Biskind's Easy Riders, Raging Bulls. 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 cafes 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.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 Things You Never Knew .... October 30, 2008
Glamorous, unheard stories from the atelier. There's backstabbing, lots of indiscriminate sex, tons of drugs, degradation, physical debilitation, nervous breakdowns, parastic hangers-on, selfishness to the nth degree, manipulation, empire-building, super-excessive spending, debt, bullying, etc. All the unattractive qualities that make for interesting reading.
But as someone remarked the day after YSL's death, "Why doesn't the media just say he was an addict?"
This is a story about waste. Live it -- but only vicariously.
 Stressed me May 28, 2008
1 out of 4 found this review helpful
I Bought this book in January... (with another 2 books)
AND SINCE THIS DAY AMAZON SAY TO ME THAT HAD SENT MY PACK 5 TIMES,
BUT NEVER ARRIVED...
So, a book, and a website NEVER stressed me so MUCH....
 Great Read. March 24, 2008
One of the best historical fashion books on the market. Although YSL & Lagerfield both deny portions of the dispute, the storytelling is compelling, provocative and provides sound perspective on conservative France, the 1970's revolution and the gay movement.
If You Had Not Been There, March 1, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
This account of the period could seem overly complex and, no doubt, somewhat dry--lost to time. If you had been there, it almost scores a bull's eye--albeit without the energy/urgency of the era (which might be totally impossible). Kudos to Alicia Drake for coming so close!
For fans of Yves Saint Laurent, Karl Lagerfeld and the 70's February 24, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was glued to this book and found it absolutely fascinating and informative.
I enjoyed reliving those heady days of fashion, parties, sex, drugs and Disco. It was an eye-opener and I wish I was there then.
Highly recommended if you're into all that wonderful hedonism of the 70's. Loved it!
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