Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano

Not to be confused with the film Exodus: Gods and Kings by Ridley Scott.
Gods and Kings:
The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano
First edition (US)
AuthorDana Thomas
LanguageEnglish
SubjectLuxury goods, Fashion
GenreNon-fiction
Published2015 (Penguin Press)
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages432 pages
ISBN1-594-204942

Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano is a 2015 book by Paris-based American journalist Dana Thomas.[1]

Synopsis

Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano is a double biography on the lives of two heralded British fashion designers, Alexander McQueen and John Galliano.

Reception

Critical reception for Gods and Kings has been positive.[2][3] The New York Times wrote that "Ms. Thomas has produced a slightly seedy-feeling but, yes, addictive biography of two outsize personalities who seem less the gods or kings of her title than Captain Hook and Peter Pan."[4] In contrast, The Guardian heavily criticized the book for offering an uneven portrayal of McQueen and Galliano, stating that:[5]

to read her brass-tacks account, you'd get the impression that Galliano's career has been fail after fail. She implicates the "gushing" fashion press in praising his work – we're an easy bunch to disparage – yet she seems more or less blind to the meaning and emotion others may have felt at Galliano's or McQueen's shows.

References

  1. ^ ATKINSON, NATHALIE (February 13, 2015). "Globe & Mail". Retrieved December 9, 2015.
  2. ^ Hensher, Phillip (February 7, 2015). "'Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano', by Dana Thomas - Review". The Spectator (subscription required). Archived from the original on March 10, 2016. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  3. ^ "'Gods and Kings' book tells stories of high-stakes fashion". News Observer. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  4. ^ Jacobs, Alexandra (2015-03-10). "Two Books Look Back at Fashion's Messy Choreography". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2015-12-09.
  5. ^ Mower, Sarah (22 February 2015). "Gods and Kings by Dana Thomas and Alexander McQueen by Andrew Wilson review – brutally unsympathetic lives". The Observer. Retrieved 2015-12-09.