The glamour of Bellville Sassoon / David Sassoon, Sinty Stemp ; foreword by Suzy Menkes
2009, First Edition. Woodbridge, Suffolk ; Easthampton, MA : ACC Editions. An exceptional copy; fine in an equally fine dw, now mylar-sleeved. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Literally as new.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 303 pages; Description: 303 p. : illus. (chiefly col.) ; 31 cm. Subjects: Sassoon, David, (1932- ).Bellville Sassoon (Firm) --Fashion designers --Great Britain --Biography. Fashion design --Great Britain --Biography. Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 299) and index. Contents: Beginnings -- Royal College of Art -- Belting along with Bellville -- Sign of the times : Bellville Sassoon through the decades -- Royals -- Queen for a day : Bellville brides -- Jewels and balls -- Vogue patterns -- New horizons. Summary: A story of David Sassoon, the fashion designer whose name has been synonymous with the world of glamour over the years. It is also a personal recollection of a career spanning 5 decades, dressing some of the world's most beautiful and charismatic women of their day, among them Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, and Ava Gardner. Item #173856
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