Genuine authentic : the real life of Ralph Lauren /
Gross, Michael, -1952
Genuine authentic : the real life of Ralph Lauren / Michael Gross. - New York : Harper Collins Publishers, c2003. - xxi, 392 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]) and index.
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's seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. Michael Gross, author of the bestseller Model , lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor's rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his stunning success in marketing our shared fantasies but also a darker side that's hidden behind the chic patrician façade."www.shelfari.com"
60199040
Fashion designers--United States
TT 505.L38 / .G914 2003
Genuine authentic : the real life of Ralph Lauren / Michael Gross. - New York : Harper Collins Publishers, c2003. - xxi, 392 p. : ill. 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [375]) and index.
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's seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. Michael Gross, author of the bestseller Model , lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor's rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his stunning success in marketing our shared fantasies but also a darker side that's hidden behind the chic patrician façade."www.shelfari.com"
60199040
Fashion designers--United States
TT 505.L38 / .G914 2003
