Loulou & Yves: The Untold Story of Loulou de La Falaise and the House of Saint Laurent

Lots of back biting and score-settling, an unflattering portrait of mostly trifling real and pretend aristocrats and their very junior high lunch table in and out crowd antics. Not a very in-depth bio of Loulou, unfortunately. To compare this to Jean Stein's and George Plimpton's Edie Sedgwick's book is a joke, the latter being a much better book. Who are all these "titled" Euros and why should we care about their bitchy and unfunny comments? Too bad, I was looking forward to reading more about Loulou and not happy about all the blather about her annoying mother, not interesting.

I didn’t enjoy this book as much as I would have had it been written in prose. It was, instead, one quote after another with a few paragraphs thrown in once in a while by the author. So it was very stop and go reading. Not a smooth read at all. In fact, it was a tiring book to read. The information was interesting reading it was like pulling teeth.

Anyone left wanting a richer story go read a book about Nelson Mandela. Let's face it, the YSL crowd were a bunch of boring, damaged junkies.Shallow, awful people treating each other like garbage under the guise of sophistication. Loulou went out like Isabelle Blow: broke, used, and discarded by the industry she gave her life to. And we should want to be like these people? Regardless I lapped it up and then searched ebay for Loulou de la Falaise pieces.. too bad its all Made in China polyester!

A ghastly book about ghastly people. The only interesting part of the book are the Notes on Contibutors. I get the impression that the author has debts to settle, and settle them he did. I doubt he will be a welcome house guest in fashion circles again. You have better thing to do with your time and money.

This book is a compilation of remarks made by friends of Lou Lou de La Falaise. There is very little about Yves St. Laurent the person vs. the House of YSL.No one should waste their time reading the drugs, sex and general bad behavior of these diletantes. I know the 1980's were wild, I lived through them, it is amazing that most of these people lived as long as they did. It is a shame how Lou Lou was used by the fashion industry, and left to die in poverty.

This book is absolutely mesmerizing and I loved it. You come away with enormous sympathy for Loulou. Her family history was fascinating too. Well-researched, beautifully compiled, lovely photos. My only issue was the unnecessarily bitchy, junior high school score settling the author indulged in, especially in the brief bios of the various participants at the end. The book would have been so much stronger without it-- it really diminishes what should have been a powerful work.

Fun book to read but too heavy to comfortably hold. Buy the kindle

Wonderful time line

Full of interest but utterly disorganised account of an important relationship.

A shabby and depressing potboiler rehash of gossip and innuendo. Concerning creative people of quality and immense taste and style, why sink to this level?Much of the content has been interpreted far better and more sensitively elsewhere.

Great book

I loved this book. One had to admire the way the author weaves the story of Loulou. Built from various accounts, the story travels on its own, in circular motion moving from once close acquaintance or a friend to another. It is a very personal account. It is very moving in many ways. It is multifaceted. It is very Loulou in every single way.

Pour tous les fans d'une époque révolue, pour tous les fans de l'élégante et mythique Loulou disparue trop tôt trahie et abandonnée par la maison qu'elle a aidé à construire brique par brique, pour tous ceux-là et ceux qui aiment la mode et ses intrigues, ce livre est essentiel.