{"product_id":"fashion-babylon-paperback","title":"Fashion Babylon - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eImogen Edwards-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnonymous\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCAUTION: Reading this book will forever change the way you peruse the racks at Bergdorf's or flip through the pages of \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Taking the reader through six months in a designer's life, \u003ci\u003eFashion Babylon \u003c\/i\u003efollows an anonymous A-list British fashion designer looking to break out across the pond. Structured around three of the annual \"must\" industry events, this irresistible work of reportage goes inside the well-cut seams of the fashion world, where women are paid tens of thousands of dollars for simply getting dressed and where a wrong skirt length can cost you your career. You'll find out how a collection is put together -- from the objects of inspiration to the catwalk, into the shops and, hopefully, onto the cover of a magazine -- and learn who goes to the shows and where they sit...and whose backside they have to kiss to get there. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Witty, naughty and jam-packed with celebrity gossip, \u003ci\u003eFashion Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e decodes the markups and the comedowns, the fabulous extremes and the shoddy shortcuts behind one of the most lucrative and secretive businesses in the world.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImogen Edwards-Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is the coauthor of the internationally bestselling \u003ci\u003eHotel Babylon\u003c\/i\u003e and the novel \u003ci\u003eTuscany for Beginners.\u003c\/i\u003e She lives in London with her husband and their baby daughter. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA Simon \u0026amp; Schuster author.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 336\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.92 x 8.29 x 5.56 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42718154424383,"sku":"9781416543190","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/2b7de64ceecf96a2fbaa051e024044a4.webp?v=1765080925","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/fashion-babylon-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}