内容简介
Whenthegoldenageofhighfashionandhighsocietyconverged,andglamourwasborn.Adebutante'sdressisanythingbutaminordetail,andthissumptuousvolumedelightsinonestunninglookafteranother:lacebodicesandsilversequinsbyChanel;Vionnet'sluxurioussilkbrocades;thesignaturewhitesatinglovesandubiquitousfeathersofthe'30s;fluidfrocksbySchiaparelli;theheiress-worthydesignsofClaireMcCardellandValentina,especiallypopularwiththeladiesoftheWhitneyandVanderbiltfamilies;tulleandchiffongownsbyDiorandMainbocher;sleek,one-shoulderstylesbyNormanNorell;andtheone-of-a-kind,custom-madegownsdonnedbycountlesscelebutantes,suchasJackieKennedyandBrendaFrazier(whosecustomfrockearnedherthecoverofLifemagazine).Debutantescelebratesthetimelesstraditionwithgorgeousphotographyfromhigh-societyandfashiondocumenterssuchasCecilBeaton,ToniFrissell,andSlimAaronsaswellasnever-before-publishedpicturesculledfrompersonalcollections.TraversingwintercotillionsattheWaldorf,summercoming-outsoireesinNewport,andbourgeoisbanquetsinParis,Debutantesmarrieshighfashionandsocietywithaneternalalluretobecovetedbyallages.
作者简介
DianaOswaldhasspentovertwodecadesworkingwithpublicationssuchasMarieClaire,Esquire,RollingStone,Elle,andDomino.World-renownedfashiondesignerOscardelaRentalaunchedhiseponymousready-to-wearlinein1965.Today,thehouseproducesabridalcollection,fragrances,homedecor,childrenswear,andaccessories,inadditiontoitssignatureready-to-wear.DavidPatrickColumbiaisthefounderandeditorofNewYorkSocialDiary.