Stella [Hardcover]

Marc Parent (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 1893263142 | ISBN-13: 978-1893263147 | Publication Date: January 2001

Stella was born in 1930 in New York. She died in 1988 in Paris. Constantly traveling across the Atlantic, she embodied the high expectations of haute couture. What was it like to be a top model in the the 1950s between Paris and New York? How did the fashion world differ from today's? Through photography by Willy Maywald, the Harcourt Studio, Sam Levin, and other famous photographers, this book takes the reader through an almost unreal world of beauty, appearances, and glamour.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 192 pages
• Publisher: Ipso Facto (January 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893263142
• ISBN-13: 978-1893263147
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 9.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.9 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,905,421 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Classic photographs of elegant 1950's fashions, May 3, 2001

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"phil10500" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stella (Hardcover)

In the 1950's, fashion designers and photographers produced commercial images that are now appreciated as fine art. Comparatively few books have concentrate on this work. This book, a collection of photos from the personal album of a leading Paris model of the period, is one of the best. Most of the photos show the model (Stella) in Jacques Fath, some are in Adele Simpson and others. Various types of images are included: studio, runway, etc. Many exemplify a particularly 1950's style - the model is photographed outdoors, on the sidewalks of Paris, lounging against a parked car, in a park, etc. Always gracefully posed in extremely elegant clothes. The photos are almost exclusively from 1953-55 and in black and white. Text is minimal. The book is produced to a high standard; photo reproductions are very high quality, paper is heavy matte stock, the binding is sewn. Most photos have captions identifying the designer, photographer, and date. Highly recommended to those interested in classic black and white photography and 1950's style.

5.0 out of 5 stars VERY PLEASED, December 1, 2004

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FRESH "KAM" (CALIFORNIA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Stella (Hardcover)

This book is elegant. It make women look like elegant and INTELIGENT people, which they are. The fashions are dignified and wonderful. This book features one model that had the ideal elegant look of that time along with the top designer at the time that still infuence great ladies of today. It is tragic that this image in not sought after today by most. Even though it is not, we can look on these pages and see real beauty and grace.
I endorse this book completely.