Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (732 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0143128396 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 432 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-10-17 |
| Language | : | English |
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. She lives in Paris. She is a contributing editor for T: The New YorkTimes Style Magazine and has written for the New Yorker, the Wall Street Journal, Vogue, Harper’s Bazaar, and the Financial Times. Dana Thomas began her career writing for the “Style” section of the Washington Post and served for fifteen years as the European cultural and fashion correspondent for
An absorbing read that will enhance your experience with fashion and break your heart D. Matlack This is not a book to be breezed thru in an afternoon or two. In fact, I spent a good two and a half weeks with it, as I kept having to put it down and hit my computer to look up who people where and spent hours on youtube watching Galliano and McQueen shows, which thank Heaven nearly all the shows described in such wonderful detail in the book are archived the. Not Just For Fashion Followers Though I'm not a slave to fashion (unless I find a designer at a Thrift Shop!) - I love stories about people who rise to fame simply for following their passion - and the road blocks they encounter along the way.To be honest, I really didn't even know who Galliano wasand McQueen, vaguely.However, author Thomas writes such a great (very long though) book that I . "But I like well written biographies" according to Marie L. Riveting read. High fashion during the period covered was not something I was particularly drawn to. But I like well written biographies. This is a winner. Fascinating look into a world of creativity, fame, pressure, and sad self destruction. A page turner. I have lent or gifted this book to But I like well written biographies Marie L Riveting read. High fashion during the period covered was not something I was particularly drawn to. But I like well written biographies. This is a winner. Fascinating look into a world of creativity, fame, pressure, and sad self destruction. A page turner. I have lent or gifted this book to 4 voracious, discriminating, readers and every one of them enjoyed thi. voracious, discriminating, readers and every one of them enjoyed thi
An Best Book of the Month for February 2015:Gods and Kings is by no means the first book written about Alexander McQueen, John Galliano, and the fashion industry at a pivotal moment, but author Dana Thomas puts an original spin on the story of two icons of cutting-edge couture. Both rose from humble beginnings to worldwide acclaim, and Thomas gives readers a front row seat to each man’s dramatic rise and tragic undoing. --Seira Wilson. McQueen and Galliano were visionaries and revolutionaries but ultimately their greatest passion also exacted the highest price--McQueen’s suicide in 2010 and Galliano’s alcohol abuse that cost him his career and reputation which he is still fighting to regain. High drama, high fashion,
In 2010, McQueen took his own life. By the end of the decade, each had been hired to run one of couture’s most storied houses, Galliano at Dior and McQueen at Givenchy. But the pace was unsustainable. In so doing, she pulls back the curtain on the revolution that has remade high fashion over the last two decades—and the price it demanded from the very ones who saved it.. In her groundbreaking work Gods and Kings, acclaimed fashion journalist Dana Thomas tells the true story of two unforgettable artists. Their daring visions shook the establishment out of its bourgeois, minimalist stupor with vibrant, sexy designs and theatrical