{"product_id":"slim-aarons-style-9781419746178","title":"Slim Aarons: Style","description":"\u003cb\u003eGlamorous fashions, personalities, and places captured by iconic photographer Slim Aarons in this collection from curator Shawn Waldron and author Kate Betts.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eForeword by Jonathan Adler\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Slim Aarons, at least according to the man himself, did not photograph fashion: \"I didn't do fashion. I did the people in their clothes that became the fashion.\" But despite what he claimed, Aarons's work is indelibly tied to fashion. Aarons's incredibly influential photographs of high society and socialites being unambiguously themselves are still a source of inspiration for modern day style icons. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlim Aarons: Style \u003c\/i\u003eshowcases the photographs that both recorded and influenced the luminaries of the fashion world. This volume features early black-and-white fashion photography, as well as portraits of the fashionable elite--like Jacqueline de Ribes, C.Z. Guest, Nan Kempner, and Marisa Berenson--and those that designed the clothes, such as Oscar de la Renta, Emilio Pucci, Mary McFadden, and Lilly Pulitzer. Featuring some never-before-seen images and detailed captions written by fashion historians, \u003ci\u003eSlim Aarons: Style \u003c\/i\u003eis a collection of the photographer's most stylish work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSlim Aarons \u003c\/b\u003e(1916-2006) was among his generation's most influential photographers. His photographs have appeared in countless magazines, including \u003ci\u003eTown \u0026amp; Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLife, \u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eHoliday\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eShawn Waldron\u003c\/b\u003e is an archivist and curator specializing in photography. Based in New York City, he oversees the Slim Aarons Archive and is Getty Images Curator of Print Sales and Exhibitions. Prior to joining Getty Images, he was director of the Condé Nast Archive for more than a decade. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eKate Betts \u003c\/b\u003ehas been covering the world of style for 25 years, first as a reporter in the Paris bureau of \u003ci\u003eWomen's Wear Daily\u003c\/i\u003e, and later as an editor at \u003ci\u003eVogue\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e magazine. The youngest person ever to serve as editor in chief of \u003ci\u003eHarper's Bazaar\u003c\/i\u003e, she is also the author of \u003ci\u003eMy Paris Dream\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEveryday Icon: Michelle Obama and the Power of Style\u003c\/i\u003e. Betts lives in New York with her husband, the writer Chip Brown, and their two children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Harry N. Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50617462358290,"sku":"9781419746178","price":68.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_47b72467-e61c-4501-a41e-5a307aba70f6.jpg?v=1732519248","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/slim-aarons-style-9781419746178","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}