Kaiser Karl

Author : Raphaelle Bacque
Publisher : Acc Art Books
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1788840704

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Kaiser Karl by Raphaelle Bacque Pdf

An intimate and well-documented biography of Karl Lagerfeld, ex-creative director of Chanel and international fashion iconReveals the man behind the mask: the great couturier, the adorer of women, the unrepentant provocateurA huge bestseller in FranceWorldwide publication in English to mark the first anniversary of his deathA luxurious hardback, finished with quarter-bound cloth and containing a picture section"admiring and ferocious" - France Inter"This first biography, fed by many first-rate witnesses... we laugh, we shudder, we admire." - ElleOn the last morning of his life, Karl Lagerfeld's only companion was Sébastien, his bodyguard and right-hand man. The king of fashion insisted on being cremated, along with his universally recognizable 'gear' - the dark glasses and high starched collar that served as a bastion for his secrets. It is only now that witnesses have begun to talk.Thus emerges the story of Karl Lagerfeld: his father's past in the heart of wartime Germany, his rivalry with Yves Saint Laurent (enflamed by his only love, Jacques de Bascher) and the networks he forged with the biggest luxury manufacturers in the world as he compiled his vast fortune. Truly an unparalleled icon in the history of fashion, Lagerfeld's legacy lives on today.

Author : Alfons Kaiser
Publisher : Abrams
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2022-02-08
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781647004309

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Karl Lagerfeld by Alfons Kaiser Pdf

The definitive biography of Karl Lagerfeld—the last iconic fashion designer—now in paperback! “It starts with me and it ends with me.” —Karl Lagerfeld Karl Lagerfeld stylized himself into a living logo and a myth of the fashion world. In Karl Lagerfeld: A Life in Fashion, journalist Alfons Kaiser, who knew Lagerfeld personally for many years, introduces readers to the public and private life of the charismatic fashion designer. Kaiser explores the many eras of Lagerfeld’s life: the youthful outsider in the north German flatlands; the urbane genius in Paris; the tireless draftsman; the enthusiastic photographer; the passionate book collector; and the disciplined Prussian workaholic. What is behind this larger-than-life figure who, despite a massively public persona, kept his own life story a secret? Drawing from many previously untapped sources, this biography investigates the man behind the persona: the precocious boy who preferred to draw in the attic rather than play with his peers; the son who quarreled with his parents but never got away from them; Yves Saint Laurent’s competitor, whom he outshone in the end; the brother, uncle, and friend—and finally, the partner of Jacques de Bascher, the great love of his life.

Author : Jean-Christophe Napias,Sandrine Gulbenkian
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2020-06-09
Category : Design
ISBN : 9780500293935

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The World According to Karl by Jean-Christophe Napias,Sandrine Gulbenkian Pdf

Karl Lagerfeld’s legendary maxims in a fashionable gift format. Karl Lagerfeld was a modern master of couture. He was also legendarily outspoken—his wise and surprising statements popped up like offbeat news flashes. This compact collection of quotations pays homage to the renowned éminence grise of the fashion world. Lagerfeld’s pronouncements on fashion, women, art, politics, love, and life—high and low—are famously oracular, seized upon by fashionistas, acolytes, and sages around the world. Created with the full approval of the late designer, this cornucopia of Lagerfeld’s maxims is required reading for all of us as we negotiate the trickiest curves of modern life. Cultivated, unpredictable, provocative, and sometimes shocking, Lagerfeld’s bons mots are impossible to ignore.

Author : Karl Schlögel
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 220 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-04-27
Category : History
ISBN : 9781509546602

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The Scent of Empires by Karl Schlögel Pdf

Can a drop of perfume tell the story of the twentieth century? Can a smell bear the traces of history? What can we learn about the history of the twentieth century by examining the fate of perfumes? In this remarkable book, Karl Schlögel unravels the interconnected histories of two of the world’s most celebrated perfumes. In tsarist Russia, two French perfumers – Ernest Beaux and Auguste Michel – developed related fragrances honouring Catherine the Great for the 300th anniversary of the Romanov dynasty. During the Russian Revolution and Civil War, Beaux fled Russia and took the formula for his perfume with him to France, where he sought to adapt it to his new French circumstances. He presented Coco Chanel with a series of ten fragrance samples in his laboratory and, after smelling each, she chose number five – the scent that would later go by the name Chanel No. 5. Meanwhile, as the perfume industry was being revived in Soviet Russia, Auguste Michel used his original fragrance to create Red Moscow for the tenth anniversary of the Revolution. Piecing together the intertwined histories of these two famous perfumes, which shared a common origin, Schlögel tells a surprising story of power, intrigue and betrayal that offers an altogether unique perspective on the turbulent events and high politics of the twentieth century. This brilliant account of perfume and politics in twentieth-century Europe will be of interest to a wide general readership.

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PURD:32754064565884

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The Works of Thomas Carlyle: History of Friedrich II of Prussia, called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSC:32106008889278

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The Works of Thomas Carlyle by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 412 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UIUC:30112079772916

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History of Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : thomas carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 420 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1898
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OXFORD:555090884

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history of friedtrich II. of prussia called frederick the great in eight vols. vol.VIII by thomas carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : PRNC:32101076057866

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The life of Friedrich Schiller. General index by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 470 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Electronic
ISBN : CORNELL:31924065042503

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Life of Friedrich Schiller. General index by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 472 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 1885
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCSD:31822041515099

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Carlyle's Complete Works by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 578 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1891
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UOM:39015073316757

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Works ... by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 364 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 1869
Category : Prussia (Germany)
ISBN : COLUMBIA:0037125664

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History of Friedrich II. of Prussia by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : STANFORD:36105116980371

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Thomas Carlyle's Works: History of Friedrich II of Prussia by Thomas Carlyle Pdf

Author : Thomas Carlyle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 574 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 1887
Category : Electronic
ISBN : UCAL:B4713411

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History of Friedrich D. of Prussia called Frederick the Great by Thomas Carlyle Pdf