Café Society by Thierry COUDERT (2010)
COUDERT, Thierry. Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists: 1920 to 1960. Paris: Editions Flammarion, 2010.
First edition. Fine in dust-jacket. Text English. From flamboyant balls and cruises to extravagant parties held in elegant Paris hôtels particuliers or fairytale Venetian palazzi, the exclusive circles of the café society drew together aristocrats, millionaires, artists, couturiers, choreographers, and musicians in a glittering whirl of fashion and frivolity, opulence and ostentations. Lavishly illustrated with black-and-white photos featuring The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Barbara Hutton, Ali Khan, Oliver Messel, Elsa Schiaparelli, Diana Vreeland, Lee Miller, Cole Porter, Noel Coward, and other glitterati.
ISBN: 9782080301574. 4to (31 x 24cm); weight: 2.5kg; 320tpp; b/w photos