Overview
A fascinating and comprehensive look into the life of American fashion designer Ralph Lauren, now with an afterword. ""Deep-dish...sharp-clawed...honestly admiring.""--New York Times There are at least two Ralph Laurens. To the public he's a gentle, modest, yet secure and purposeful man. Inside the walls of Polo Ralph Lauren, though, he was long seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. Michael Gross, author of the bestsellers Model and 740 Park, lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor's rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his meteoric success in marketing our shared fantasies, but also a widely unknown side that's behind the designer's chic façade.
Full Product Details
Author: Michael Gross
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc
Imprint: Collins
Dimensions:
Width: 12.70cm
, Height: 3.20cm
, Length: 20.30cm
Weight: 0.363kg
ISBN: 9780060958480
ISBN 10: 0060958480
Pages: 392
Publication Date: 20 January 2004
Audience:
General/trade
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College/higher education
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Professional and scholarly
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General
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Tertiary & Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: Available To Order
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Reviews
Compelling...Juicy stuff. --Toronto Star Controversial. --Fashion Wire Daily Highly readable--and honorable. --New York Newsday Impressive...engaging. --Cathy Horyn, The New York Times Sizzling. --The Star Thorough...fascinating. --Detroit Free Press Catty...dishy...jammed with detail. --New York Times Book Review Gross' research is impressive. --People Explodes the myths. --Denver Post
Gross' research is impressive. -- People Thorough...fascinating. -- Detroit Free Press Controversial. -- Fashion Wire Daily Sizzling. -- The Star Impressive...engaging. -- Cathy Horyn, The New York Times Compelling...Juicy stuff. -- Toronto Star Catty...dishy...jammed with detail. -- New York Times Book Review Highly readable-and honorable. -- New York Newsday Explodes the myths. -- Denver Post Impressive...engaging. --Cathy Horyn, The New York Times Highly readable--and honorable. --New York Newsday Compelling...Juicy stuff. --Toronto Star Explodes the myths. --Denver Post Catty...dishy...jammed with detail. --New York Times Book Review Thorough...fascinating. --Detroit Free Press Sizzling. --The Star Controversial. --Fashion Wire Daily Gross' research is impressive. --People Catty...dishy...jammed with detail. --New York Times Book Review Impressive...engaging. --Cathy Horyn, The New York Times Highly readable and honorable. --New York Newsday Explodes the myths. --Denver Post Thorough...fascinating. --Detroit Free Press Controversial. --Fashion Wire Daily Compelling...Juicy stuff. --Toronto Star Sizzling. --The Star Gross research is impressive. --People
Author Information
Michael Gross is the New York Times bestselling author of Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women; 740 Park: The Story of the World's Richest Apartment Building; and House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World's Most Powerful Address. He is the editor-at-large of Palmer: The Palm Beach Reader, and has written for publications around the world, including the New York Times, New York, GQ, Esquire, Vanity Fair, Air Mail and The Daily Beast. He lives in New York City (www.michaelgross.com)
