EAN: 9780062969033

PARADISE NOW - WILLIAM MIDDLETON GEBUNDEN

A lively account of fashion icon Karl Lagerfeld  written by journalist and author William
Middleton  who knew the designer in Paris. In February 2019  the fashion world lost one of its
most enduring figures  Karl Lagerfeld  the creative director for the storied House of Chanel
for thirty-five years. Larger than life  Lagerfeld was legendary not only for reinventing
Chanel but also for his idiosyncratic personal style  including his signature uniform of dark
sunglasses and powdered white ponytail. And then there was his utter devotion to his cat 
Choupette. William Middleton spent years working in Paris  where he interviewed Lagerfeld
dozens of times  and came to see a side the elusive designer kept private from the world. In
this deliciously entertaining book  Middleton takes us inside the most exclusive rooms in the
fashion world  into the gilded salons of Paris  and back to the childhood and early work of the
designer  a true creative genius with a passion for art  photography  design  history and
architecture  a man who shaped culture during a career that lasted sixty-five years. Through
interviews with friends and co-workers and with access to the archives at the houses where he
worked his magic?Chanel  Fendi  Chloe and Karl Lagerfeld?Middleton has fashioned a book full of
drama  insight and appreciation.

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