- Hardcover: 448 pages
- Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC (18 Sep 2006)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 074757037X
- ISBN-13: 978-0747570370
- Product Dimensions: 23.2 x 16.2 x 5 cm
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 348,499 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Independent on Sunday, 24 September 2006
`Gripping account of the rivalry between Yves Saint Laurent and
Karl Lagerfeld in Seventies Paris.'
Karl Lagerfeld in Seventies Paris.'
Gay Times, 1 October 2006
`Men wore make-up, students rioted... Drake looks at how the Paris
fashion world was...the centre of newfound gay confidence.'
fashion world was...the centre of newfound gay confidence.'
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Despite its naysayers (then again who listens to Colin McDowell these days?), this book is fascinating, exquisitely constructed, painstakingly researched and most importantly, absoutely fascinating. It details a much-overlooked time in fashion history when boundaries were redrawn and playing-fields levelled, the old guard crumbled and upstarts leapt to take their places. Many people could have baulked at the task, but Drake's account is grounded by tight, succinct analysis which just the correct degreee of all-encompassing passion. Her study is focussed without being blinkered, packed with extreme detail and bon mots which suffer none in the retelling. The chronological structure of the book is exactly right - indeed, everything is almost a textbook example of how to write a fashion history. Essentially, this will only appeal to those with an existing interest in fashion (I Feel). However, it is better served by those with a burning interest who can appreciate the insightful detail and often contoversial opinions so skillfully wrought by Drake.
My purple prose isn't good enough. If you're thinking about buying it, please please do. It's worth every hard-earned hardback penny.
My purple prose isn't good enough. If you're thinking about buying it, please please do. It's worth every hard-earned hardback penny.
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