Genuine Authentic: The Real Life of Ralph Lauren - Softcover

Gross, Michael

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060958480 ISBN 13: 9780060958480

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2004

Synopsis

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.

About this title

Review:

"Highly readable--and honorable."--New York Newsday

"Explodes the myths."--Denver Post

"Thorough...fascinating."--Detroit Free Press

"Sizzling."--The Star

"Controversial."--Fashion Wire Daily

"Gross' research is impressive."--People

"Impressive...engaging."--Cathy Horyn, The New York Times

"Compelling...Juicy stuff."--Toronto Star

"Catty...dishy...jammed with detail."--New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

Michael Gross, 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, is the editor-in-chief of Avenue, a contributing editor for Departures, and his journalism and other writing has appeared in magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including the New York Times, New York, GQ, Esquire, and Vanity Fair. He lives in New York City.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0060958480
• ISBN 13: 9780060958480
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 392