BALS_Nicholas Foulkes_9781614280002_ASSOULINE

Author: Nicholas Foulkes

Format: Hardback | 308 pages

Dimensions: 280 x 350 x 45.72mm | 3,855.54g

Publication date: 08 Sep 2011

From the twilight of the Romanov dynasty through les annees folles of Art Deco Paris to the jet-set seventies, Bals explores the nine most exceptional private costume parties of the twentieth century, in the most beautiful book ever produced on the subject. In addition to social commentary from (or about) colorful characters—including Paul Poiret, Truman Capote, and Cecil Beaton, who immortalized these extraordinary balls—Jacqueline de Ribes, Helene David-Weill, and Marisa Berenson share their vivid souvenirs in first-person narratives. This is the ultimate book on such a unique and captivating theme.