Debutantes: When Glamour was Born

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When the golden age of haute couture and high society converged, and glamour was once born. A debutante’s dress is anything but a minor detail, and this sumptuous volume delights in one stunning look after any other: lace bodices and silver sequins by Chanel; Vionnet’s luxurious silk brocades; the signature white satin gloves and ubiquitous feathers of the ’30s; fluid frocks by Schiaparelli; the heiress-worthy designs of Claire McCardell and Valentina, especially well liked by the women of the Whitney and Vanderbilt families; tulle and chiffon gowns by Dior and Mainbocher; sleek, one-shoulder styles by Norman Norell; and the only-of-a-kind, custom-made robes donned by countless celebutantes, such as Jackie Kennedy and Brenda Frazier (whose custom frock earned her the duvet of Life magazine).Debutantes celebrates the timeless tradition with gorgeous photography from high-society and fashion documenters such as Cecil Beaton, Toni Frissell, and Slim Aarons in addition to never-before-published pictures culled from personal collections. Traversing winter cotillions on the Waldorf, summer coming-out soirees in Newport, and bourgeois banquets in Paris, Debutantes marries high fashion and society with an eternal allure to be coveted by all ages.


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