Alicia Drake

Alicia Drake (born 1968), is a British fashion journalist and author.

Background

Alicia Drake was educated at Cambridge University.

She has lived and worked in Paris for the last 10 years.

Publishing

Drake has been a fashion journalist, writing regularly for a variety of publications, including the International Herald Tribune, Travel and Leisure, W Magazine and British Vogue, for which she was a contributing editor.

The Beautiful Fall

Drake's non-fiction book, The Beautiful Fall : Fashion, Genius and Glorious Excess in 1970s Paris is the story of two fashion designers living and working in Paris during the 1970s. The "deliciously dramatic" book "sets the concentrated world of couture against the always-on social scene of 1970s Paris".

After the release of the book, designer Karl Lagerfeld request "damages for intrusion into his private life" in the French court resulting in the book being "voluntarily withdrawn" from stores in France.

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