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OverviewThe definitive biography of the last iconic fashion designer It starts with me and it ends with me. Karl Lagerfeld stylized himself into a living logo and a myth of the fashion world. Journalist Alfons Kaiser, who knew Lagerfeld personally for many years, here introduces listeners to the public and private life of the charismatic fashion designer. Kaiser explores the many eras of Lagerfeld's life: the youthful outsider in the north German flatlands; the urbane genius in Paris; the tireless draftsman; the enthusiastic photographer; the passionate book collector; and the disciplined Prussian workaholic. What is behind this larger-than-life figure who, despite a massively public persona, kept his own life story a secret? Drawing from many previously untapped sources, this biography investigates the man behind the persona: the precocious boy who preferred to draw in the attic than play with his peers; the son who quarreled with his parents but never got away from them; Yves Saint Laurent's competitor, whom he outshone in the end; the brother, uncle, friend--and finally the partner of Jacques de Bascher, the great love of his life. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Alfons KaiserPublisher: Blackstone Publishing Imprint: Blackstone Publishing Edition: Library Edition ISBN: 9798200946860Publication Date: 07 June 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Audio Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsAn excellently written and researched insider biography. -- Gala magazine (Paris) Impressive...[Kaiser] succeeds in exhibiting Karl Lagerfeld the businessman, the workhorse, and also the private individual in all his dazzling diversity. -- Berliner Zeitung The first thoroughly researched biography of one of the designers of the century. -- Vogue Germany Using many previously unknown sources, Kaiser traces the fashion designer's path from adolescent outsider to the dominant star of Parisian fashion. -- Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung Author InformationAlfons Kaiser is an editor at the German newspaper Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung and is responsible for the society and the style sections as well as the monthly Frankfurter Allgemeine magazine. He prefers to write about fashion. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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