Description
There are at least two Ralph Laurens. To the public he’s a gentle, modest, yet secure and purposeful man. Inside the walls of Polo Ralph Lauren, though, he’s seen by some as a narcissist, an insecure ditherer, and, at times, a rampaging tyrant. Michael Gross, author of the bestseller “Model, lays bare the truths of this fashion emperor’s rise, and reveals not only the secrets of his stunning success in marketing our shared fantasies but also a darker side that’s hidden behind the chic patrician faade. Michael Gross, the New York Times bestselling author of Model: The Ugly Business of Beautiful Women, 740 Park: The Story of the World’s Richest Apartment Building, and House of Outrageous Fortune: Fifteen Central Park West, the World’s Most Powerful Address, is the editor-in-chief of Avenue, a contributing editor for Departures, and his journalism and other writing has appeared in magazines and newspapers throughout the world, including the New York Times, New York, GQ, Esquire, and Vanity Fair. He lives in New York City.
