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Lagerfeld's life as a graphic novel

Those seeking light summer reading may find what they're looking for in Alfons Kaiser's latest project. The fashion critic of the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung (FAZ) has now released his 383-page biography of Karl Lagerfeld as a graphic novel. Illustrator and comic author Simon Schwartz has selected key moments from the book, tracing...

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Vivienne Westwood: The Story of a Punk Legend

Grande dame of fashion, co-founder of punk, outspoken campaigner -- Vivienne Westwood has seen it all. But at 73, she wants to set the record straight. The British designer's authorised biography, published this week, gives her take on life with legendary Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who died in 2010. "Vivienne Westwood"...