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From the legendary Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Diana Vreeland, comes this collection of work by some of the century's greatest photographers — among them Horst, De Meyer, Avedon, Beaton, Penn, and Steichen, as well as the work of the paparazzi — to give shape to the culture of an era, and some of the celebrated personalities who set their imprint on it. Garbo, Nureyev, Callas, Queen Mary, Duchess of Windsor, and Josephine Baker are just a few of the luminaries whose presences in this book help define Diana Vreeland's concept of allure.
-- Out of print for 15 years, Allure is a much sought-after book — and Bulfinch has the chance to offer it to the current fashion generation, in a sharper and greatly improved package.
Synopsis:
Legendary fashion maven Diana Vreelandat the urging of her editor Jackie Oauthored a classic volume in the 1980s on the quality of allure in fashion and in life. Now back in print, this new edition features a foreword from the incomparable fashion designer Marc Jacobs. Throughout Allure, Vreeland lends her famous knack for turning a phrase to an astonishing array of fashion, celebrity, and fine art photographs. Featuring images of such luminaries as Maria Callas, Gertrude Stein, and Marilyn Monroeshot by superstar photographers such as Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, and Richard AvedonAllure is poised to deliver Vreeland's unparalleled point of view to a whole new generation.
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
From the legendary Editor-in-Chief of Vogue, Diana Vreeland, comes this collection of work by some of the century's greatest photographers — among them Horst, De Meyer, Avedon, Beaton, Penn, and Steichen, as well as the work of the paparazzi — to give shape to the culture of an era, and some of the celebrated personalities who set their imprint on it. Garbo, Nureyev, Callas, Queen Mary, Duchess of Windsor, and Josephine Baker are just a few of the luminaries whose presences in this book help define Diana Vreeland's concept of allure.
-- Out of print for 15 years, Allure is a much sought-after book — and Bulfinch has the chance to offer it to the current fashion generation, in a sharper and greatly improved package.
"Synopsis"
by Ingram,
Legendary fashion maven Diana Vreelandat the urging of her editor Jackie Oauthored a classic volume in the 1980s on the quality of allure in fashion and in life. Now back in print, this new edition features a foreword from the incomparable fashion designer Marc Jacobs. Throughout Allure, Vreeland lends her famous knack for turning a phrase to an astonishing array of fashion, celebrity, and fine art photographs. Featuring images of such luminaries as Maria Callas, Gertrude Stein, and Marilyn Monroeshot by superstar photographers such as Man Ray, Cecil Beaton, and Richard AvedonAllure is poised to deliver Vreeland's unparalleled point of view to a whole new generation.
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