"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 expose 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." -Boston GlobePaperback | 439 pages142.24 x 208.28 x 33.02mm | 294.83g39331Hachette Book GroupLondon? United KingdomEnglish