Six New Fashion-Inspired Books: From Karl Lagerfeld to Paul Newman

A roundup of six recent publications blending fashion, art, and biography. Marie Ottavi's 'Karl' (L'Ippocampo, 2022, 684 pp., €25) offers a gossipy, emphatic biography of Karl Lagerfeld, revealing his rivalries with Azzedine Alaïa and François Mitterrand, and his tenure at Balmain, Patou, Chloé, Fendi, and Chanel. Rossella Menegazzo's 'IRO' (L'Ippocampo, 2022, 288 pp., €39.90) catalogs 200 Japanese colors through objects from kimono to ceramics, with contributions from Naoto Fukasawa, Issey Miyake, and Reiko Sudo. Valentino The Narratives, a text-only ad campaign by Pierpaolo Piccioli, has produced limited-edition book boxes with Penguin Random House and Tor Publishing Group, including horror titles for Halloween. Paul Newman's posthumous autobiography 'Vita straordinaria di un uomo ordinario' (Garzanti, 2022, 304 pp., €20) transcribes interviews with Stewart Stern, covering his relationships with Marlon Brando and Elizabeth Taylor, his son's death, and his philanthropy. Mark Holborn's 'Steven Klein' (Phaidon, 2022, 464 pp., €175) is the first monograph on the photographer, featuring campaigns for Gucci, Saint Laurent, and Madonna, and reflecting on the end of an era in fashion publishing. Finally, Lou Stoppard's 'Chloé. Sfilate' (L'Ippocampo, 2022, 632 pp., €49.90) chronicles the house's 70-year history, from Gaby Aghion to Gabriela Hearst, with over 1,100 looks.