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Beaton The Glass of Fashion
1954

For the affectionate memory of Condé Nast in gratitude for his encouragement throughout the year.  A delightful read. A personal hisotry of 50 years of changing taste and the taste inspirers.The Glass of Fashion is 'A personal history of fifty years of changing tastes and the people who have inspired them'. Cecil Beaton's witty observations of twentieth century fashion including Chanel, Dior, Schiaparelli, Syria Maughan, Lady Diana Cooper, Diaghilev, Christian Berard. Beaton's pen drawings and photographs of Madame Vionnet, Greta Garbo, Chanel, Balenciaga, Paula Gellibrand and many others.

I also have the following by Cecil Beaton:  Ballet ; My Bolivian Aunt . Ask for details.

Description

by Cecil Beaton, illustrated by the author. Published by Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 7 Cork Street, London W1. Second impression July 1954

Red cloth boards. Dust jacket. 343 pages.

 

Condition

As you will see the front cover is torn top left and there are snags to the lower edge cover. Slightly foxed.