Saint Laurentova múza - Román o přátelství, lásce a zradě ve světě módy 70. let – Gortner C. W. (2025)

The 1970s are beginning, and young divorced aristocrat Loulou de la Falaise is unsure of what to do with her life until she meets the innovative fashion designer Yves Saint Laurent in Paris, whose star is still on the rise. Loulou and Yves become collaborators and close friends. The book focuses on the first decade of their relationship and transports readers into the world where haute couture is created, and traditional fashion salons must adapt to a new era that brings significant changes in business, culture, and society. Readers will glimpse into design studios, nightclubs, and secret loves alongside Loulou and Yves, meeting Karl Lagerfeld, Bianca Jagger, and Andy Warhol, visiting Versailles, New York, and Marrakech. The combination of sex, drugs, and fashion is intoxicating but also dangerous, and the rivalry between romantic and professional rivals can lead to the edge of the abyss. How much can friendship endure? C. W. Gortner, a successful American author of biographical novels (The Tsarina, The First Actress, The Queen Isabella's Oath), once again offers a captivating story of a real and remarkable woman who lived through and in her way influenced a historical period that can be described as revolutionary in many respects.