Read by Bernadette Dunne

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. Title Info. Dedication. Foreword: 1974 Chapter 1. 1954-58 Chapter 2. 1958-66 Chapter 3. 1967-68 Chapter 4. 1968-69 Chapter 5. 1970 Chapter 6. 1971 Chapter 7. 1972 Chapter 8. 1972 Chapter 9. 1973 Chapter 10. 1973-74 Chapter 11. 1975 Chapter 12. 1976 Chapter 13. 1976 Chapter 14. 1977-78 Chapter 15. 1978-81 Track 17Chapter 16. 1981-83 Chapter 17. 1983-84 Chapter 18. 1983-85 Chapter 19. 1989 Epilogue "Deliciously dramatic…The Beautiful Fall crackles with excitement." "Fascinating." "[It] moves stylishly forward, with frequent over-the-shoulder glances at some very dishy background…A story constructed as exquisitely as a couture dress." "This is an extremely readable and impressively researched book." "Addictive." "It's like US Weekly, 1970s style." "This smart book stitches together the lives, loves, personalities, and obsessions of two iconic designers, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld, into a work as finely detailed as any outfit they ever sent down a runway." "These titanic designers crafted their personas as carefully as they put together their luxurious collections, and we come to know them as reflections in the mirror houses they built…Ultimately, Drake makes a good case for the extraordinary nature of their individual achievements and the revolutionary effect of their competitive energy on the fashion industry. And yet we're left with a portrait defined more by the careful craft of its brushstrokes than by the substance of the sitters."

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