TheBeautifulFall:Fashion,Genius,andGloriousExcessin1970sParis

"Deliciouslydramatic...TheBeautifulFallcrackleswithexcitement."-NewYorkTimesBookReviewInthe1970s,Parisfashionexplodedlikeachampagnebottleleftoutinthesun.Amidsequinsandlonging,celebritiesandaspirantsflockedtotheheartofchic,andParisbecameahothouseofrevelry,intrigue,andsearingambition.Atthecenterofitallwerefashion'smostbelovedluminaries-YvesSaintLaurent,thereclusive"enfantterrible,"andKarlLagerfeld,theflamboyantfreelancerwithatalentforreinvention-andtheydividedParisintotwofabuloushalves.Theirenduringrivalryischronicledinthisdazzlingexposeofanera:ofsocialambitions,sharedobsessions,andthemesmerizingquestforbeauty."Fascinating."-"NewYork""Times""Addictive."-"Philadelphia""Inquirer""It'slike"USWeekly,"1970sstyle."-"Gotham""Astoryconstructedasexquisitelyasacouturedress....Itmovesstylishlyforward,withfrequentover-the-shoulderglancesatsomeverydishybackground."-"Boston""Globe"