Basándose en más de 25 años de experiencia en relaciones públicas internacionales de moda, Lindy Woodhead aporta una perspectiva única a su escritura. Tras una destacada carrera que incluyó ser la primera mujer en el consejo de Harvey Nichols, se dedicó a sus proyectos literarios. Su obra a menudo profundiza en las fascinantes historias de vida de figuras influyentes, explorando sus ambiciones e impacto. Woodhead es una colaboradora respetada en importantes publicaciones, conocida por su agudo análisis y su cautivador estilo narrativo.
"War Paint" explores the lives and rivalry of beauty industry pioneers Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein, delving into their personal stories and the cultural impact they had on the cosmetics world during their era.
Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein : Their Lives, Their Times, Their Rivalry
War Paint is the story of two remarkable women - Miss Elizabeth Arden and Madame Helena Rubinstein. Between them they left an extraordinary legacy which touches the lives of virtually all women today: the creation of the modern cosmetics and beauty industry. War Paint will trace the humble beginnings of both Arden and Rubinstein and examine the forces and influences that drove them. The book will also look at the period in which they lived, without which their phenomenal achievement cannot be truly appreciated. The similarities between the two are intriguing: dedicated to beauty, neither were great beauties themselves. They were both diminutive in size, if not in the size of their ego. They were both born into genteel poverty and were motivated by money and the creation of their businesses, to the exclusion of almost everything else. They were both avid social climbers and desperately thrifty. They also hated each other. This is the story of an industry, of a social movement and of a great rivalry. Gripping, glamorous and totally absorbing, this is social history at its best.
Zola called Selfridges a 'great cathedral of shopping', and its high priest was Harry Gordon Selfridge, father of modern retailing, philanderer, gamble dandy and the greatest showman the consumer world has ever known. The charismatic Selfridge had created nothing less than a lavish 'theatre of retail'.
FROM THE CREATOR OF DOWNTON ABBEY and THE GILDED AGE 'A modern classic that will fill any Downton-shaped hole' Daily Express It is the evening of 15 June 1815, and the Duchess of Richmond has thrown a magnificent ball in Brussels for the Duke of Wellington. The guests include James and Anne Trenchard - who have made their money in trade - along with their beautiful daughter Sophia. When the Trenchards move into the fashionable new area of Belgravia some twenty-five years later, they are surrounded by some of London society's most influential families. But something happened that night of the ball, so long ago, that threatens their new status. Because behind Belgravia's magnificent doors is a world of secrets, gossip and intrigue. 'Stunning' Mail on Sunday 'Written with brio, the novel races along with all the page-turning suspense of a thriller' Woman & Home 'A jolly romp about Fellowes's favourite subject, class' Sunday Times 'Immersive and intriguing' Stylist