{"product_id":"gods-and-kings-9780241198162","title":"Gods and Kings","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eGods and Kings\u003c\/i\u003e Dana Thomas, author of \u003ci\u003eDeluxe\u003c\/i\u003e, tells the story of how John Galliano and Alexander McQueen changed the face of fashion\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the first decade of the 21st century the fashion world was dominated by two different but equally successful and turbulent figures. Within twelve months, Alexander McQueen had committed suicide, and John Galliano had professionally imploded. Who was to blame? And how was fashion changed by their rise and fall? Spanning the 80s, 90s and noughties, \u003ci\u003eGods and Kings\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of these two charismatic figures and times of great change in the world of fashion, from London''s raucous art and club scene to the old-world glamour of Parisian couture, and reveals the machinations of this notoriously secretive industry.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA page-turning tale of fashion's highest flyers * i-D *\u003cbr\u003eFascinating... a well-told story of poetry, art and angst * Tatler *\u003cbr\u003eA vivid, arresting account * Evening Standard *\u003cbr\u003eMore than a delicious read * InStyle *\u003cbr\u003eRiveting... [Dana Thomas] is terrific at describing the shock value of their shows * Mail on Sunday *\u003cbr\u003eThomas has spoken to more than 100 fashion insiders to put together a portrait of an era dominated, in her account, by these two uncontrollable and wild talents... Thomas's narrative flits deftly between the \"parallel professional journeys\" of two men with a similar rebellious streak * Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eConjures up the particular madness of the fashion treadmill, with its constant quest for newness and the inevitability that a triumph would be followed by a fall * New Statesman *\u003cbr\u003eOccasionally titillating and ultimately poignant * T, The New York Times Style Magazine *","brand":"Penguin Books Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732967403863,"sku":"9780241198162","price":11.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780241198162.jpg?v=1719999102","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/gods-and-kings-9780241198162","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}