The beautiful fall by alicia drake books the guardian. Sep 23, 2006 alicia drake, an experienced fashion journalist, attempts something a little different in the beautiful fall, which tells the twin stories of karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent, and their rise. Lagerfeld and saint laurent refused to speak to drake for the book. Pierre berge, the partner of saint laurent, whose personal life is also discussed in the book, said on monday that he had. Saint laurent was the subject of one of lagerfelds famous putdowns.
Alexander wang, anna wintour, grace coddington, donatella versace, karl lagerfeld, marc jacobs, michael kors, rei kawakubo, yves saint laurentand more. He won the competition and befriended yves saint laurent, and was soon after hired by pierre balmain. A comprehensive biography of the late designer, karl lagerfeld, and his infamous rivalry with yves saint laurent. Karl lagerfeld s ashes will be mixed with the remains of his one true love who died of aids in 1989. Karl lagerfelds ashes will be mixed with the remains of. Amid sequins and longing, celebrities and aspirants flocked to the heart of chic, and paris became a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and searing ambition. Antonios inner circle was also comprised of his creative partner, juan ramos, makeup artist corey tippin, photographer bill cunningham, and rival designers karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent mademoiselle c. Karl lagerfeld in 1983 chanel was catapulted once more to the forefront of fashion under karl lagerfeld, who developed the brand into one of the most soughtafter luxury brands in the world.
Feb 19, 2019 karl lagerfeld in 1954, winning best coat award at the woolmark prize. Karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent ring in the wedding of paloma picasso and rafael lopez sanchez in paris, 1978. Feb 19, 2019 a contemporary and friend of both yves saint laurent and andy warhol, lagerfeld was prolific in the design world and active on the business front, selling his namesake label to tommy hilfiger in 2004. In the 1970s, paris fashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. Face to face lagerfeld vs saint laurent rus sub youtube. French book sheds light on karl lagerfelds troubled. Yves saint laurent stands as perhaps the last great example of the traditional parisian couturier. May 08, 2015 last year, two biopics were made about storied designer yves saint laurent. In 1954, at barely 21, lagerfeld won the international wool secretariat in the coat category, sharing the stage with a man who would become his rival in fashion and in love, yves saint laurent. Diane vonfurstenberg with karl lagerfeld, johnweitz, betseyjohnson fashion show with bill. Antonios inner circle was also comprised of his creative partner, juan ramos, makeup artist corey tippin, photographer bill cunningham, and rival designers karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent paris 1962. A large and absorbing portion of the book centres on the 60s70s period during karls friendship and subsequent rivalry with fellow designer, yves st. The city then was awash with wild, glittering young things who spent their nights dancing and schmoozing and stripping off and spraying each other with champagne.
The city then was awash with wild, glittering young things who spent their nights dancing and schmoozing and stripping off. Yves saint laurent was already on the scene, winning best. Karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent sonic editions. Frenchman ive ever known, karl lagerfeld recalls in the book.
Aug 10, 2017 karl lagerfeld knew about his late boyfriends affair with yves saint laurent. Karl lagerfelds ashes will be mixed with the remains of his. It was also the era when two particular designers yves saint laurent and karl lagerfeld entered into a highstakes, highprofile vendetta that changed the face of parisian chic. Karl lagerfeld will go down in fashion history as the man who forever reinvented what it meant to be a fashion designer. Alicia drake examines the early careers of karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent. This book the beautifal fall is about the fashion designers yves saint laurent and karl lagerfeld in their heydays in paris in the 1970s.
Last year, two biopics were made about storied designer yves saint laurent. Karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurents rivalry changed fashion forever. New book reveals an insider look at the life of a preinternet fashion editor kate betts, 51. Consistently iconic and trendsetting since its creation in 1961, designs from yves saint laurent are adored by fashionistas everywhere. Yves saint laurent is a 2014 french biographical drama film directed by jalil lespert and cowritten with jacques fieschi, jeremie guez and mariepierre huster. A large and absorbing portion of the book centres on the 60s70s period during karl s friendship and subsequent rivalry with fellow designer, yves st. Karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurents rivalry changed fashion. Throughout a narrative that reads as compellingly as fiction, the author analyzes the sociocultural events that shaped the paris fashion world. New book sheds light on karl lagerfelds troubled companion. Although the book concentrates on fashion as lived by the rival camps of yves saint laurent and karl lagerfeld, its scope is much broader. The bitter rivalry between yves saint laurent and karl lagerfeld.
See more ideas about karl lagerfeld, yves saint laurent and saint laurent. Karl lagerfeld with yves saint laurent in 1958, after three years at balmain, he moved to jean patou where he designed two haute couture collections a year for five years. She was right there with karl, yves and loulou wwd. He promoted it on larry king live and other television shows. He made me laugh more than anyone, lagerfeld once said. Karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurents rivalry changed. Rubbing shoulders with karl lagerfeld and yves saint. Lagerfeld, saint laurent, and glorious excess in 1970s paris from the worlds largest community of readers. Aafter living in paris for two years, lagerfeld entered a coat design competition sponsored by the international wool secretariat.
His first collection was shown in a twohour presentation in july 1958, but he used the name roland karl, rather than karl lagerfeld although in 1962, reporters began. Reading some of the jawdropping stories and firsthand accounts of events, readers gain plenty of clues as to why lagerfeld was so secretive and avoided relationships later in life. Yves saint laurent stands as perhaps the last great example of the. French book sheds light on karl lagerfelds troubled companion. The film is based on the life of yves saint laurent from 1958. The impression was that perhaps the rivalry between saint laurent and lagerfeld had been even more bitter than previously perceived, but lagerfeld finally opened up about the situation in the 2014. Paper fashion combines paper craft with advanced paper engineering so no glue, tape, or tools are ever needed. Karl told jacques he was never to become romantically involved with the french star of haute couture, yves saint laurent, who was lagerfeld s ultimate rival. Drake presents a sublime and dramatic narrative about the highchic fashion wars of 1970s paris where two titanic geniuses and rivals, yves saint laurent and karl. Karl lagerfeld knew about his late boyfriends affair with yves saint laurent read full article the designers opens up about his relationship in french journalist marie ottavis new book. The first, which hit the big screen last summer, was yves saint laurent, director jalil lesperts stylish, if.
This is an amazingly reliable and well researched book by alicia drake, herself an experienced fashion journalist. How karl lagerfeld latched onto eccentric andy warhol and. In 1954, the then entirely unknown designers karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent entered the international wool secretariats design competition now known as the woolmark prize. Lagerfeld takes beautiful fall author to court style. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up.
Here she gives us a social commentary, while telling the twin stories of the french haute couture worlds last great super stars, karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent. Yves saint laurent, the charmed genius of effortless success, and karl lagerfeld, the patrician workhorse, engaged in a decadeslong competition for hyperbolic headlines and jetset celebrity, pitting their cliques against each other in bitchslap feuds of sartorial splendor. Karl lagerfeld has passed onto a more chic mode of being. Karl lagerfeld in 1954, winning best coat award at the woolmark prize. I woke up this morning to a bunch of emails in my inbox i kept reading was and it was clear that karl was dead.
Lagerfeld himself was not available for comment before press deadlines. He worked as balmains assistant, and later apprentice, for three years. Alicia drake, an experienced fashion journalist, attempts something a little different in the beautiful fall, which tells the twin stories of karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent, and their rise. Rubbing shoulders with karl lagerfeld and yves saint laurent to becoming anna wintours arch rival. Karl lagerfeld knew about his late boyfriends affair with. Karl lagerfeld dandy saint james yves saint laurent best books to read new books muse i am an engineer le smoking what others are saying as two museums celebrating the career of yves saint laurent open, dw explores the great couturiers rivalry with another largerthanlife icon of fashion, the german designer karl lagerfeld. In the course of presenting their dramatic competition, ms. He was a perverse, dark angel who seduced yves saint laurent, sparking. I lived in a small town and high school was dull and boring its not an exaggeration to say that karl was in some ways my teenagerhood.
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