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1970s Fashion Beautiful Fall Genius and Glorius in Paris

1970s Fashion Beautiful Fall Genius and Glorius in Paris


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The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris [Bargain Price] [Paperback] Alicia Drake.
Alicia Drake writes regularly for publications including International Herald Tribune, British Vogue, Travel and Leisure and W Magazine for which she was a contributing editor. She has lived and worked in Paris for the last ten years.
“Deliciously dramatic… The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement.”-New York Times Book Review

In the 1970s, Paris fashion exploded like a champagne bottle left out in the sun. Amid sequins and longing, celebrities and aspirants flocked to the heart of chic, and Paris became a hothouse of revelry, intrigue, and searing ambition. At the center of it all were fashion’s most beloved luminaries – Yves Saint Laurent, the reclusive enfant terrible, and Karl Lagerfeld, the flamboyant freelancer with a talent for reinvention – and they divided Paris into 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 York Times

“Addictive.” -Philadelphia Inquirer

“It’s like US 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

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1970s Fashion Sourcebooks by John Peacock

1970s Fashion Sourcebooks by John Peacock


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Fashion Sourcebooks is a series of beautifully illustrated paperbacks presenting the costume drawings of John Peacock. The series charts the development of women’s and men’s clothing from 1900 onwards, with a volume devoted to the fashions of each decade. John Peacock’s Fashion Sourcebooks are destined to become an indispensable part of the library of any fashion enthusiast, historian, or collector, and are sure to provide inspiration to any designer or student working in the performing arts.

Fashion in the 1970s grew increasingly individualistic. The ethnic look flourished. Colors became bolder and brighter, and loose, baggy clothes were introduced. Women’s skirts gradually lengthened and became more flowing, while men’s dress incorporated frilled or patterned shirts, wide ties, and embroidered waistcoats. Flared pants were worn by both sexes.
John Peacock’s many books include Costume: 1066-1990’s, 20th Century Fashion, and Men’s Fashion, all published by Thames and Hudson.
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