{"title":"Slim Aarons","description":"\u003cp\u003eBooks by Slim Aarons, available at Parallel Editions. Ships worldwide from Los Angeles.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","title":"Slim Aarons - A Place In The Sun","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eSince 1940 Slim Aarons has been hard at work, first as a war photographer, then with unprecedented access as a photographer to the rich and famous. In this gorgeous sequel to Slim Aarons-Once Upon a Time, he develops the environmental portrait to the level of art, always showing his subjects in their natural setting, in a circumstance synonymous with their station in life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eHe documented a particular world that is vanished. A Place in the Sun is that special glimpse of privilege under a bright and beaming sky, whether on sandy shore, snowy slope, or elegant home where cares are few.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eThrough 250 stunning color pictures, Aarons provides a veritable who's who of high society: Aristotle Onassis with his first wife, Tina, and their children, Christina and Alexander; C.Z. Guest at her villa in Palm Beach; the Aga Khan at his Sardinian resort; and Truman Capote in Palm Springs.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom Mustique to Monaco, from Aspen to Gstaad, only Slim Aarons can take us on a journey to the most exclusive playgrounds of the rich, inspiring even the most jaded armchair traveler.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFormat: Hardcover\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003ePublisher: Harry N. Abrams\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eYear: 2005\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eCondition: New\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44527521333543,"sku":"","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/7342\/5959\/products\/Slim-Aarons-Book-A-Place-In-The-Sun-Cover_800X_6145d6e6-71ce-440b-928b-7981ef276286.jpg?v=1677541068"},{"product_id":"poolside-with-slim-aarons","title":"Slim Aarons - Poolside","description":"\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLike its predecessors, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOnce Upon a Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoolside with Slim Aarons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e offers images of jet-setters and the wealthy, of beautiful, glittering people living the glamorous life. Yet this new collection of stunning photographs of the rich and well-connected “doing attractive things” in their favorite playgrounds has a new twist.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe main character is pools and everything that goes with them—magnificent, suntanned bodies; well-oiled skin; bikini-clad women; yachts; summer cocktails; sumptuous buffets; spectacular locations; and most of all: fun. Poolside is not so much a Who’s Who of society, aristocracy, and celebrity—although C. Z. Guest, Lilly Pulitzer, Cheryl Tiegs, Peter Beard, and many who have appeared in the previous books are here—as it is about leisure time and how the rich make use of it. This is a more intimate peek into very private lives, to which Slim Aarons was given unprecedented access in the fifties, sixties, seventies, and eighties.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom the Caribbean to Italy and Mexico to Monaco, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoolside with Slim Aarons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e whisks the reader away to an exclusive club where taste, style, luxury, and grandeur prevail.\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/articles-2\/book-club-the-allure-of-poolside-by-slim-aarons-capturing-the-glitz-and-glamour-of-the-good-life\"\u003eRead our feature: Poolside by Slim Aarons\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Abrams","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45214515364135,"sku":"SA1","price":95.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0701\/7342\/5959\/files\/R03836572_M.jpg?v=1685763368"}],"url":"https:\/\/paralleleditions.co\/collections\/slim-aarons.oembed","provider":"Parallel Editions","version":"1.0","type":"link"}