The Little Dictionary of Fashion: A Guide to Dress Sense for Every Woman
Christian Dior
The timeless style guide by legendary French couturier Christian Dior, offering advice on elegance, silhouette, color, accessories, and grooming from A to Z.
Read Time: ~7.5 hr
The Beautiful Fall: Fashion, Genius, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris
by Alicia Drake (2006)
About this book
A riveting double biography of Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagerfeld as they engaged in bitter personal and sartorial rivalry across Paris in the drug-fueled, hedonistic, brilliant decade of 1970s haute couture.
Setting / LocationParis, France
Story Era1970s Haute Couture
Protagonist / CoreYves Saint Laurent & Karl Lagerfeld
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