Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time

Slim Aarons: Once Upon a TimeIncreasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons has established his place in the pantheon of great postwar photographers. It was Aarons who perfected, if not invented, the environmental portrait while photographing the international elite in their exclusive playgrounds during the jetset decades of the 50s, 60s, and 70s, carrying out his self described mission: to document attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places. This

Increasingly heralded for his influence, Slim Aarons has established his place in the pantheon of great postwar photographers. It was Aarons who perfected, if not invented, the environmental portrait while photographing the international elite in their exclusive playgrounds during the jetset decades of the ‘50s, ‘60s, and ‘70s, carrying out his self-described mission: to document “attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places.”

This luxurious book is the ultimate insider's view of the lifestyles of the wealthy, privileged, and powerful.

Presenting Hollywood royalty, European aristocracy, the grande dames of high society, captains of industry, media moguls, statesmen, and luminaries of various stripes, across a vast geography of opulent and glamorous settings, Slim Aarons's photographs, some 250 of which are included here, define the Beautiful People and document a lost era of style, grace, and grandeur.