Ariel de Ravenel is a Paris-based fashion consultant who runs Loulou de la Falaise's brand and works with designer Olivier Theyskens. Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni is the Paris-based author of Sam Spiegel, Tino Zervudachi: A Portfolio, and Dior Glamour. Pierre Berge cofounded the house of Yves Saint Laurent with his long-time partner, the celebrated couturier.
“To say that Loulou de la Falaise was an icon of style and at the
vanguard of fashion is indeed an understatement. This book serves
as a veritable celebration of a life well lived and abruptly cut
short while still in her prime. Loulou is remembered via a museum
worthy showing of photographs that lays testament to who and what
she was during her life. What comes through it all is the feeling
that you would want to be friends with someone who was that
creative, that free, that inclusive. Along with the incredible
photo assortments are an ocean of quotes from the most notable of
fashion personalities and from her nearest and dearest friends and
family. Loulou de la Falaise is not a book only for those who know
of her but for anyone who truly believes in creativity and
possesses a free spirit. Loulou was one of a kind, then and
now…” —New York Journal of Books
"Rizzoli’s publication...seems nothing short of prescient."
–Vogue
“In a season of not to be missed books (as there always are) this
one is THAT ONE. Over and Over, words like CHIC &STYLE become
just one word- LOULOU. Loulou de la Falaise is a perfect creation,
like Loulou herself, full of color, beauty, and wit. Remembrances
from friends and others in the fashionable world, the book is
filled with personal photographs, and professional, along with
wonderful photographic comparisons between Loulou and mother
Maxime.” –Little Augury
"Loulou De La Falaise’s Impeccable Style is Celebrated in a New
Book. Haute-couture muse and leader of her own short-lived but
greatly admired cult fashion brand, Loulou de la Falaise was a
supernova gamine…Ariel de Ravenel and Natasha Fraser-Cavassoni’s
effervescent book, Loulou de la Falaise…A grand gallop of an art
book…like the golden Baroque mirrors its subject clustered on her
farmhouse walls like immense brooches, it sees, records, and
explores everything about her wonderful, occasionally poignantly
mysterious life. And its transporting images, from the wackily
romantic nuptial ensemble to the parade of hippie-chic interiors,
prove why her personal style intoxicates the fashionable world.”
–Architectural Digest
“Loulou de la Falaise…is a love letter and fond adieu to Loulou de
La Falaise…272 pages of style inspiration…riveting are the
pages…It’s a happy and poignant celebration of an elfin icon.” –The
Style Saloniste
“...guaranteed to inspire just about every corner of your life.
This first monograph, dedicated to the life of this style icon
includes more than 400 images, among them shots of her modeling for
photographer Richard Avedon for Vogue...” –One Kings Lane
“A French Fashion Muse Gets Her Due. The book, a collection of some
400 striking photographs of de la Falaise and her quirky,
ahead-of-its-time style…The tome features pictures by Avedon,
Steven Meisel, Michael Roberts, and more, as well as images of de
la Falaise’s other passion, for the lush, rambling gardens at her
house in Boury-en-Vexin. By detailing de la Falaise’s colorful
life, the book brings to life a rich era in fashion history,
particularly the heady hey days of 1970s Paris...” –Yahoo Style
"...this book established de la Falaise as part of the elite club
of fashionistas of the 20th century whose legacy is still felt
today." –Bal Harbour Magazine
“…when I heard that a new book is coming about Loulou De La
Falaise, I could not wait to get my hands on it. Simply entitled
Loulou de la Falaise, the book celebrates Loulou’s incredible
personal style, from the ’60s until her untimely death in November
2011 and thus providing her with a permanent spot in the pantheon
of strong, inspirational women whose influence is timeless.”
–Marienela.net
"A more recent icon of beauty and fashion, Loulou de la Falaise,
and her beyond-elegant life is celebrated in a sumptuous
self-titled Rizzoli coffee table book… Much of the book is a
graceful oral history, with memories of her inimitable glamour and
grace from intimates…” –Gay City News
“The book’s crystalline chronicle of Loulou’s inimitable chic,
design oeuvre and unforgettable beauty begins with the artfully
blurred black and white cover photograph by Michael Roberts. Her
style transcends fashion and is therefore timeless: quite a well
chosen cover image. Because of its wealth of images and lucid text,
this book is a must-read for jewelry lovers, designers and fashion
students seeking a definitive overview of what Loulou designed…”
–Bijoux Review
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