Caroline Young is the author of Style Tribes: The Fashion of Subcultures, Classic Hollywood Style and the upcoming Tartan and Tweed, all published by Frances Lincoln. She has worked as a fashion writer and assistant digital editor at Herald Scotland. She has a strong interest in the history of fashion and the golden age of Hollywood, and extensively researched the period at archives in Los Angeles for both her book Classic Hollywood Style.
‘Reads like a fairy tale … Far from frivolous, this biography draws on original research to give a nuanced account.’ * The Lady * ‘To read this book is to be energised by the positivity and zest of this irrepressible woman, whose life could have been fatally diminished … but who instead used them as a spur to prove to herself – and the world – that life can and must go on.' * The Daily Mail * ‘The first biography … revealing the remarkable life of the royal family’s flamboyant Highland neighbour, a groundbreaking American journalist turned lady of the manor, whose life was defined by the eye-catching outfits she wore.' * The Sunday Times * ‘Immerse yourself in The Fabulous Frances Farquharson … an American who brought glamour and vision to the pages of this magazine, and later – as the wife of a laird – to the remote Highlands of Scotland.’ * Harper’s Bazaar *