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Paradise now : the extraordinary life of Karl Lagerfeld

Middleton, William, 1802-

Synopsis:

Best known as an haute couture fashion designer, but his interests and contributions included: photography, graphic design, fine book publishing (with Gerhard Steidl), book collecting, film making, interior design, and the extravagant fashion shows that required the work of skilled artists and craftspeople (carpenters, landscapists, flower designers, painters, sculptors, engineers).

 

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  • Read review by: Sheryn Morris

    It is not necessary to be interested in the world of haute couture to find this biography of Karl Largerfeld compelling and engrossing. The creative genius of Karl Lagerfeld is the magnetic star that will captivate you. His childhood interests were drawing and painting until a fateful December, 1949 when...

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