The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake 2012 Unabridged CD 9781455157310

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Item Length: 5.7 in Publication Year: 2012 Book Title: Beautiful Fall : Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris width: 5.2 in Language: English Author: Alicia Drake Item Width: 5.2 in Format: Compact Disc Topic: History / Contemporary (1945-), Fashion & Accessories, World, European Genre: Design, Art, History Number of Pages: 11 Pages ISBN: 9781455157310 Publisher: Blackstone Audio, Incorporated

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The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake 2012 Unabridged CD 9781455157310. In the 1970s, Paris fashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. 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. 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.