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賲丐丕賲乇丞 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍: 乇丨賱丞 卮賷賯丞 賵賲孬賷乇丞 毓亘乇 丕賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丕鬲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍
賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賴賵 亘賲孬丕亘丞 噩賵賱丞 丨賯賷賯丞 鬲亘丨孬 賮賷 亘賵丕胤賳 丕賱兀賲賵乇 丕賱鬲賷 鬲睾賱賮 氐賳丕毓丞 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 丕賱丨丿賷孬丞 丕賱亘乇丕賯丞貙 鬲賱賰 兀夭賷丕亍 毓賵丕氐賲 禺賲爻 賴賷: 賳賷賵賷賵乇賰貙 亘丕乇賷爻貙 賲賷賱丕賳賵貙 賱賳丿賳貙 賵胤賵賰賷賵. 賮賷 賰賱 賲賳賴丕 賲丨丕賱 囟禺賲丞 賲鬲卮丕亘賴丞 鬲賲丕賲丕賸貙 賵賴賷 鬲禺氐 賰賱 賲賳 丕賱賲氐賲賲賷賳 丕賱匕丕卅毓賷 丕賱氐賷鬲.
賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賵丕氐賲 賵賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲丨丕賱 賷爻鬲賯賷 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賴 賱賷爻賱胤 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 囟賵亍 丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 賵丕賱賳賯丿 毓賱賶 賰賱 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 亘氐賮賯丕鬲賴 丕賱賲卮亘賵賴丞 賵鬲氐丕賲賷賲賴 丕賱賲賳爻賵禺丞 賵兀賲賵丕賱賴 丕賱賵賮賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 亘丕鬲鬲 鬲卮賰賱 賯賵丞 賴丕卅賱丞 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 鬲噩丕賴賱賴丕 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賷賵賲.
賴賰匕丕 賷爻鬲賰賲賱 丕賱賲丐賱賮 丕賱氐賵乇丞 賵賷爻鬲賰賲賱 毓賳丕氐乇 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丞 亘賵氐賮賴丕 賲丐丕賲乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀噩賷乇 賮賷 丕賱賲卮丕睾賱 丕賱丨賯賷乇丞 賵毓賱賶 丕賱賲爻鬲賴賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賷賳賮賯 賲賳 賲丕賱 睾賷乇賴 賵賲賳 鬲毓亘 爻賵丕賴 亘賱丕 丨爻丕亘.
賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱毓賵丕氐賲 賵賲賳 賴匕賴 丕賱賲丨丕賱 賷爻鬲賯賷 丕賱賲丐賱賮 賲毓賱賵賲丕鬲賴 賱賷爻賱胤 賲賳 禺賱丕賱賴丕 囟賵亍 丕賱鬲丨賱賷賱 賵丕賱賳賯丿 毓賱賶 賰賱 賲丕 賷丿賵乇 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 亘氐賮賯丕鬲賴 丕賱賲卮亘賵賴丞 賵鬲氐丕賲賷賲賴 丕賱賲賳爻賵禺丞 賵兀賲賵丕賱賴 丕賱賵賮賷乇丞 丕賱鬲賷 亘丕鬲鬲 鬲卮賰賱 賯賵丞 賴丕卅賱丞 賱賷爻 賲賳 丕賱爻賴賱 鬲噩丕賴賱賴丕 賮賷 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賷賵賲.
賴賰匕丕 賷爻鬲賰賲賱 丕賱賲丐賱賮 丕賱氐賵乇丞 賵賷爻鬲賰賲賱 毓賳丕氐乇 丕賱賲丐丕賲乇丞 亘賵氐賮賴丕 賲丐丕賲乇丞 毓賱賶 丕賱兀噩賷乇 賮賷 丕賱賲卮丕睾賱 丕賱丨賯賷乇丞 賵毓賱賶 丕賱賲爻鬲賴賱賰 丕賱匕賷 賷賳賮賯 賲賳 賲丕賱 睾賷乇賴 賵賲賳 鬲毓亘 爻賵丕賴 亘賱丕 丨爻丕亘.
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First published March 18, 1988
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About the author
Nicholas Coleridge
26听books29听followersNicholas David Coleridge CBE is the Managing Director of the magazine publishing house Cond茅 Nast in Britain. He was awarded the 1982 prize for British Press Awards Young Journalist of the Year when he was a columnist at the Evening Standard, and the Mark Boxer Lifetime Achievement Award for magazine journalism by the British Society of Magazine Editors in 2001.
He has written twelve books, both fiction and non-fiction, based largely upon either his professional life (The Fashion Conspiracy, Paper Tigers, With Friends Like These) or social novels (Godchildren, A Much Married Man, "Deadly Sins"). He has been Chairman of the PPA - the magazine publishers' association - and Chairman of the British Fashion Council. He was founding Chairman of Fashion Rocks, the fashion and rock music annual extravaganza, which has raised more than 拢3 million to date for the Prince's Trust charity. He was on the Advisory Board for the Concert for Diana, Wembley Stadium 2007. He has been a member of the Council of the Royal College of Art, and a member of the Trading Board of the Prince's Trust and is Deputy Chairman of The Campaign for Wool, 2009-. He is a Director of PressBof, the parent organisation of the Press Complaints Commission. As a journalist, he has been an irregular contributor to the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator and the Financial Times.
He is the great-great-great-great-great nephew of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied Theology and History of Art.
He is married to the author and children's book reviewer Georgia Metcalfe. His enthusiasms include India and Indian art, gardening, sunbathing, hillwalking and photography.
He has written twelve books, both fiction and non-fiction, based largely upon either his professional life (The Fashion Conspiracy, Paper Tigers, With Friends Like These) or social novels (Godchildren, A Much Married Man, "Deadly Sins"). He has been Chairman of the PPA - the magazine publishers' association - and Chairman of the British Fashion Council. He was founding Chairman of Fashion Rocks, the fashion and rock music annual extravaganza, which has raised more than 拢3 million to date for the Prince's Trust charity. He was on the Advisory Board for the Concert for Diana, Wembley Stadium 2007. He has been a member of the Council of the Royal College of Art, and a member of the Trading Board of the Prince's Trust and is Deputy Chairman of The Campaign for Wool, 2009-. He is a Director of PressBof, the parent organisation of the Press Complaints Commission. As a journalist, he has been an irregular contributor to the Daily and Sunday Telegraph, The Spectator and the Financial Times.
He is the great-great-great-great-great nephew of the poet, Samuel Taylor Coleridge. He was educated at Eton College and Trinity College, Cambridge where he studied Theology and History of Art.
He is married to the author and children's book reviewer Georgia Metcalfe. His enthusiasms include India and Indian art, gardening, sunbathing, hillwalking and photography.
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October 30, 2016賲毓 兀賳賾 賲丨鬲賵賶 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賱賷爻 賲噩丕賱賷.. 賱賰賳賳賷 賲丕 賳丿賲鬲 毓賱賶 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 賵丕賱丕胤賱丕毓 毓賱賶 禺賮丕賷丕 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲 賵毓賵丕氐賲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賵丨丕賱 毓賲賾丕賱 賵毓丕賲賱丕鬲 丕賱賲卮丕睾賱 丕賱賮賯乇丕亍貙 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇...
July 6, 2019
One of those books that gives you bits of info about all things fashion you seek, and certainly a good start to read other specific fashion / art / biography / analytical specific books
November 3, 2016
賱丕 賮丕卅丿丞 鬲乇鬲噩賶 賲賳賴
賵賱丕 卮賷亍 賲孬賷乇 爻賵賶 毓賳賵丕賳賴
賵賱丕 卮賷亍 賲孬賷乇 爻賵賶 毓賳賵丕賳賴
January 8, 2024
賵賯毓 賮賷 胤乇賷賯賷 亘丕賱氐丿賮丞貙 馗乇賷賮 賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴貙 賱賰賳 賲丨鬲賵丕賴 賯丿賷賲 噩丿丕貙 賵丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 爻賷卅丞.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賮氐賵賱 毓賳 賲氐賲賲賷 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賮賷 毓丿丞 毓賵丕氐賲 賱賱賲賵囟丞貙 亘毓囟 毓丕乇囟丕鬲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賵賲丨乇乇賷 丕賱賲噩賱丕鬲 賵賲爻丐賵賱賷 丕賱賲卮鬲乇賷丕鬲貙 賷賵噩丿 賮氐賱 賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴 毓賳 丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱毓賲丕賱丞 賮賷 氐賳丕毓丞 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍貙 賵賱賰賳 賵孬丕卅賯賷 the true cost 兀賮囟賱 亘賰孬賷乇 賱賲賳 賷賴鬲賲 亘丕賱兀賲乇.
賮賷賲丕 賲囟賶 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賱賴丕 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵賲毓丕賳賷 丨賯賷賯賷丞貙 賮賯胤毓丞 丕賱孬賷丕亘 鬲丐乇禺 胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賵賲賳丕禺賴丕 賵孬賯丕賮鬲賴丕.
兀賲丕 丕賱丌賳 賮賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲禺丕丿毓賷賳 賷亘賷毓賵賳 丕賱賵賴賲 鬲丨鬲 爻鬲丕乇 丕賱匕賵賯 賵丕賱兀賳丕賯丞貙 賵賴賲 賱賷爻賵丕 賲噩乇丿 賲禺丕丿毓賷賳 賲賵賴賵賲賷賳 亘賱 賵賯賱賷賱賷 丕賱匕賵賯 賵丕賱兀丿亘.
丕賱丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰 丕賱賲噩賳賵賳 賱賱賲賵囟丞 爻賵丕亍 賰丕賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賲鬲毓賱賯賸丕 亘賴賵爻 丕賱賲丕乇賰丕鬲 兀賵 丕賱賲賵囟丞 丕賱爻乇賷毓丞 賰賱丕賴賲丕 禺胤賷乇 毓賱賶 兀禺賱丕賯 丕賱亘卮乇 賵丕賱亘賷卅丞.
丕賱賰鬲丕亘 毓亘丕乇丞 毓賳 賮氐賵賱 毓賳 賲氐賲賲賷 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賮賷 毓丿丞 毓賵丕氐賲 賱賱賲賵囟丞貙 亘毓囟 毓丕乇囟丕鬲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賵賲丨乇乇賷 丕賱賲噩賱丕鬲 賵賲爻丐賵賱賷 丕賱賲卮鬲乇賷丕鬲貙 賷賵噩丿 賮氐賱 賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴 毓賳 丕爻鬲睾賱丕賱 丕賱毓賲丕賱丞 賮賷 氐賳丕毓丞 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍貙 賵賱賰賳 賵孬丕卅賯賷 the true cost 兀賮囟賱 亘賰孬賷乇 賱賲賳 賷賴鬲賲 亘丕賱兀賲乇.
賮賷賲丕 賲囟賶 賰丕賳鬲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賱賴丕 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 賵賲毓丕賳賷 丨賯賷賯賷丞貙 賮賯胤毓丞 丕賱孬賷丕亘 鬲丐乇禺 胤亘賷毓丞 丕賱亘賱丕丿 賵賲賳丕禺賴丕 賵孬賯丕賮鬲賴丕.
兀賲丕 丕賱丌賳 賮賲噩賲賵毓丞 賲賳 丕賱賲禺丕丿毓賷賳 賷亘賷毓賵賳 丕賱賵賴賲 鬲丨鬲 爻鬲丕乇 丕賱匕賵賯 賵丕賱兀賳丕賯丞貙 賵賴賲 賱賷爻賵丕 賲噩乇丿 賲禺丕丿毓賷賳 賲賵賴賵賲賷賳 亘賱 賵賯賱賷賱賷 丕賱匕賵賯 賵丕賱兀丿亘.
丕賱丕爻鬲賴賱丕賰 丕賱賲噩賳賵賳 賱賱賲賵囟丞 爻賵丕亍 賰丕賳 丕賱兀賲乇 賲鬲毓賱賯賸丕 亘賴賵爻 丕賱賲丕乇賰丕鬲 兀賵 丕賱賲賵囟丞 丕賱爻乇賷毓丞 賰賱丕賴賲丕 禺胤賷乇 毓賱賶 兀禺賱丕賯 丕賱亘卮乇 賵丕賱亘賷卅丞.
November 20, 2019
賱賲 鬲賰賳 鬲噩乇亘鬲賷 賲毓 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賰賲丕 胤賲丨鬲貙 兀鬲賵賯毓 兀賳 賲卮丕賴丿丞 賵孬丕卅賯賷 毓賳 毓丕賱賲 丕賱賲賵囟丞 賵丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 爻鬲賰賵賳 兀賰孬乇 賮丕卅丿丞 貙 賴賳丕賰 賮賯乇丞 賵丨賷丿丞 乇亘賲丕 毓賳 馗乇賵賮 毓賲賱 丕賱毓賲丕賱 賮賷 丕賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱孬丕賱孬 賵丕賱鬲賮丕賵鬲 丕賱丨丕氐賱 亘賷賳 丿賵乇 丕賱丕夭賷丕亍 賵賲丿丕禺賷賱賴丕 賵亘賷賳賴賲貙 丕賱亘丕賯賷 賴賵 丨賰丕賷丕鬲 毓賳 賲氐賲賲賷 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賵鬲丕乇賷禺賴賲 丕賱卮禺氐賷 賵賲賯丕亘賱丕鬲 丕賱賰丕鬲亘 賲毓賴賲貙 兀賳賴賷鬲賴 賮賯胤 賱兀賳 賴賳丕賰 賱丕卅丨丞 胤賵賷賱丞 賱賰鬲亘 亘丿兀鬲賴丕 賴匕賴 丕賱爻賳丞 賵賱賲 兀賳賴賴丕貙賵兀乇賷丿 丨賯丕 兀賳 兀賯胤毓 賲毓 賴匕賴 丕賱毓丕丿丞.
September 3, 2024
well researched and reported, with some highly interesting chapters, but this is counteracted by both subtle and overt racism in some of the writing and entire chapters (like those devoted to generalizing the Japanese and all Arab taste).
Not a book that has aged well.
Not a book that has aged well.
November 13, 2020
亘丕禺鬲氐丕乇 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷鬲丨丿孬 毓賳 賮卅鬲賷賳 賷賲孬賱賴賲丕 丕賱賲孬賱 丕賱毓丕賲賷 賱丿賷賳丕: "乇夭賯 丕賱賲賴丕亘賷賱 毓賱賶 丕賱賲噩丕賳賷賳"...
孬賲 賷丿毓賷 賰賱丕賴賲丕 兀賳賴 賷賲孬賱 賯賲丞 丕賱匕賵賯 賵丕賱乇賯賷.. 亘賱 賵丕賱鬲毓賯賱 兀賷囟丕!
孬賲 賷丿毓賷 賰賱丕賴賲丕 兀賳賴 賷賲孬賱 賯賲丞 丕賱匕賵賯 賵丕賱乇賯賷.. 亘賱 賵丕賱鬲毓賯賱 兀賷囟丕!
February 16, 2021
Interesting
Interesting view of both 1980's business and legendary fashion designers. Well written and hard to put down. Recommended for anyone interested in fashion.
Interesting view of both 1980's business and legendary fashion designers. Well written and hard to put down. Recommended for anyone interested in fashion.
June 9, 2023
賰鬲丕亘 噩賷丿 賷兀禺匕賰 賱毓丕賱賲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賵賰亘丕乇 丕賱賲氐賲賲賷賳 賷胤賵賮 亘賰 亘丕賱毓賵丕氐賲 丕賱乇卅賷爻賷丞 賱賱賲賵囟丞 賵賷丨賱賱賴丕.
賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴 賱賰賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 睾賷乇 噩賷丿丞 賵賱賲 兀禺乇噩 賲賳賴 亘毓馗賷賲 賮丕卅丿丞 賱賰賳 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴 賰兀賳賰 鬲卮丕賴丿 賵孬丕卅賯賷
賱丕 亘兀爻 亘賴 賱賰賳 丕賱鬲乇噩賲丞 睾賷乇 噩賷丿丞 賵賱賲 兀禺乇噩 賲賳賴 亘毓馗賷賲 賮丕卅丿丞 賱賰賳 丕爻鬲賲鬲毓鬲 亘賴 賰兀賳賰 鬲卮丕賴丿 賵孬丕卅賯賷
August 20, 2016
An entertaining (though dated!) look at the wild world of late 80's fashion, just before the major explosion of "It" bags and shoes. The author is a talented writer with a light touch, but seems to rather look down his nose at the fashion world, making it an odd match of topic and reporter. There are many zingy little jabs throughout the book at the silly world of high fashion, as seen by a conservative Englishman. (Also, he's a bit free with terms that we in a more enlightened world blanche at like "Chinaman"). I found it educational and interesting, but I could have lived without the Joan Rivers-level-bitchy tone.
August 30, 2013
賱賵賱丕 廿賳賴 胤購賱亘 賲賳賷 賯乇丕亍鬲賴 賲丕 賯乇兀鬲賴 ..
丕賱丨賯賷賯丞 乇睾賲 廿賳賴 孬賯賷賱 丿賲 噩丿賸丕 賵賮賷 賰孬賷乇 賲賳 兀噩夭丕亍賴 賲賯夭夭 廿賱丕 兀賳賷 毓乇賮鬲 丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 禺賮丕賷丕 毓丕賱賲 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 丕賱賲賯賷鬲丞 ..
丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱馗賱賲 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱睾卮 賵丕賱賰孬賷乇 賲賳 丕賱噩賳賵賳 賷睾賲乇 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲
賲毓賱賵賲丞 丕爻鬲賮丿鬲賴丕 賰匕賱賰 賴賷 兀賳 賲氐賲賲賷 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賷亘賷毓賵賳 兀爻賲丕亍賴賲 賱賱爻賱毓 賷毓賳賷 丕賱毓胤賵乇 賵丕賱賲賰賷丕噩 賵睾賷乇賴 賲賳 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 睾賷乇 丕賱兀夭賷丕亍 賵丕賱鬲賷 鬲賰賵賳 亘廿爻賲 丕賱賲氐賲賲賳 賰廿賷賮 爻丕賳 賱賵乇丕賳 賵睾賷乇賴 賴賷 賱賷爻鬲 賱賴 賴賵 賮賯胤 亘丕毓賴賲 丕爻賲賴 :(
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March 24, 2013
Quite interesting read but it is probably a bit dated now. Enjoyed the section on knock-offs and the rise of the ripoff made in asia copies.
March 23, 2014
Found on a fashionista's bookshelf. First chapter grabbed me. Will keep reading it every time I visit her. She has a porch and swing! Ahhhh---reading on a porch swing!
July 29, 2015
丕夭賷丕亍 賵賲賵囟賴 賵賲氐賲賲賷賳 毓丕賱賲賷賳 賰賱丕賲 毓丕賷夭 亘賳丕鬲 賵賳爻丕亍
賲丕賱賳丕卮 丿毓賵賴 亘賷賴
賲丕賱賳丕卮 丿毓賵賴 亘賷賴
February 13, 2015
not my favorite of this writer.
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