{"product_id":"kaiser-karl-the-life-of-karl-lagerfeld-9781788840705","title":"Kaiser Karl: The Life of Karl Lagerfeld","description":"\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Disney+ new hit show \u003ci\u003eBecoming Karl Lagerfeld\u003c\/i\u003e is based on \u003ci\u003eKaiser Karl: The Life of Karl Lagerfeld\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn intimate and well-documented biography of Karl Lagerfeld, ex-creative director of Chanel and international fashion icon\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReveals the man behind the mask: the great couturier, the adorer of women, the unrepentant provocateur\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA huge bestseller in France\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWorldwide publication in English to mark the first anniversary of his death\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA luxurious hardback, finished with quarter-bound cloth and containing a picture section\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"admiring and ferocious\"\u003c\/i\u003e - France Inter\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"This first biography, fed by many first-rate witnesses... we laugh, we shudder, we admire.\"\u003c\/i\u003e - Elle\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the last morning of his life, Karl Lagerfeld's only companion was S?bastien, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThus 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRaphaëlle Bacqué is one of today's best-known contemporary journalists. Her reputation is built on the bestsellers she has authored alone or co-authored with Ariane Chemin (Les Strauss-Kahn, La femme fatale, Richie, Le dernier mort de Mitterrand...), as well as her investigations published in Le Monde.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Acc Art Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50493565141266,"sku":"9781788840705","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_aef644ff-aa2b-48b2-ac73-c854959e73cd.jpg?v=1730651225","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/kaiser-karl-the-life-of-karl-lagerfeld-9781788840705","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}