Slim Aarons: Style: High-society fashion moments where Aarons captured socialites whose clothes defined entire eras.

by Shawn Waldron, Kate Betts, Jonathan Adler (Foreword)

Glamorous fashions, personalities, and places captured by iconic photographer Slim Aarons in this collection from curator Shawn Waldron and author Kate Betts.Slim Style showcases the photographs that both recorded and influenced the luminaries of the fashion world. This collectible volume features luscious early black-and-white fashion photography, as well as color 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 a number of never-before-seen images and detailed captions written by fashion historians, Slim Style is a collection of the photographer’s most stylish work.Slim Aarons, at least according to the man himself, did not photograph “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.This coffee table book is perfect for sharing, displaying, and gifting.Includes over 200 gorgeous photos and a foreword by Jonathan Adler.

Genres: Photography, Coffee Table Books, Nonfiction, Art, Fashion, Design

240 pages, Hardcover

Published October 19, 2021

Reviews

[Trish · Rating 5 out of 5]

Slim Aaron was a great photographer. I loved this book.

[Weiwei Wang · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very soon I was tired of the "fancy people" narrative and camera perspective.

[C · Rating 5 out of 5]

Luxurious photos that remind me of Gray Malin's style.

[Lib DM · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved every sumptuous page. The descriptions, the intro text. Everything was wonderfully laid out, to amplify Slim’s impeccable style