The Beautiful Fall: Lagerfeld, Saint Laurent, and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris

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Drake presents a sublime and dramatic narrative about the high-chic fashion wars of 1970s Paris where two titanic geniuses and rivals, Yves Saint Laurent and Karl Lagefeld, collided and sparked a tumultuous decade.

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