A comprehensive biography of the late designer, Karl Lagerfeld, and his infamous rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent.\"Deliciously dramatic...The Beautiful Fallcrackles with excitement.\"-New York Times Book ReviewIn the 1970s, Parisfashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. Amid sequins and longing, celebrities and aspirants flocked to the heart of chic, andParisbecame a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and searing ambition. At the center of it all were fashion's most beloved luminaries - Yves Saint Laurent, the reclusiveenfant terrible, and Karl Lagerfeld, the flamboyant freelancer with a talent for reinvention - and they dividedParisinto 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.\"Fascinating.\" -New YorkTimes\"Addictive.\" -PhiladelphiaInquirer\"It's likeUS Weekly, 1970s style.\" -Gotham\"A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress. . . . It moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background.\" -BostonGlobe | The Beautiful Fall by Alicia Drake, Paperback | Indigo Chapters