Champagne Supernovas by Maureen Callahan Rd
Terrifically exciting and fun (Publishers Weekly), Champagne Supernovas is a lucid, smoothly executed look at a pivotal decade in the legacy of American fashion (Kirkus Reviews) as told through the lives of Kate Moss, Marc Jacobs, and Alexander McQueen--the three iconic personalities who defined the time. Veteran pop culture journalist Maureen Callahan takes us back to the pivotal style moment of the early 1990s--when supermodel glamazons gave way to heroin chic, when the alternative became the mainstream, and when fashion suddenly became the cradle for the most exciting artistic and cultural innovations of the age. Champagne Supernovas gives you the inside scoop from a bevy of supermodels, stylists, editors, photographers, confidantes, club kids, and scenesters who were there. They'll tell the unvarnished story of three of the most influential personalities to emerge in fashion in decades--Kate, Marc, and McQueen--and show why the conditions in the 1990s were perfect for their rise.but also helped contribute to their personal struggles. Steeped in the creative brew of art, decadence, and genius that defined the era, Champagne Supernovas is a titillating ride through the fashion world (Elle) that offers readers front-row tickets to a gloriously debauched soap opera about the losers and freaks who became the industry's It Girls and Boys.and who changed the larger culture forever.
Maureen Callahan has worked as an editor and writer at the New York Post for seven years, covering everything from the subcultures of the Lower East Side to local and national politics. Before that, she worked as a writer for MTV, Sassy, New York magazine and Spin, where she won an ASCAP-Deems Taylor award for co-authoring Don't Drink the Brown Water, a lengthy expose of what led to the Woodstock riots of 1999; that piece was also selected for inclusion in DaCapo's Best Music Writing 2000. Last year, she was nominated for a Pulitzer by the New York Post for her work at the paper.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781451640533 |
| ISBN 10 | 1451640536 |
| Title | Champagne Supernovas |
| Author | Maureen Callahan Rd |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Touchstone Books |
| Year published | 2014-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 263 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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