{"product_id":"slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","title":"Slim Aarons A Place In The Sun","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e collects Slim Aarons’s photographs capturing the glamorous lifestyles of some of high society’s most prominent people. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e“Slim Aarons is known for his dreamy lifestyle photographs of celebrities and socialites in jaw-dropping locations around the world.” —\u003ci\u003eArchitectural Digest\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Since 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 book, 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.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Aarons documented a particular world that has vanished. \u003ci\u003eA Place in the Sun\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Through 250 stunning color pictures, Aarons provides a veritable Who’s Who of high society: \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAristotle Onassis with his first wife, Tina, and their children\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eC. Z. Guest at her villa in Palm Beach\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Aga Khan at his Sardinian resort\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eTruman Capote in Palm Springs\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnd more!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e From Mustique to Monaco, from Aspen to Gstaad, only Aarons can take us on a journey to the most exclusive playgrounds of the rich, inspiring even the most jaded armchair traveler.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Aarons never used a stylist, a makeup artist, or anything but natural light. Since the settings encouraged swimwear, it is astonishing how beautiful these men, women, and children were. There is a shimmering sensuality about this bygone world. Astonishing, too, is the vibrant intensity of the colors.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e They don’t take photographs like this anymore. But we are lucky that Slim Aarons did!\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Also available from Slim Aarons:\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlim Aarons: Women\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlim Aarons: Once Upon a Time\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePoolside with Slim Aarons\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eSlim Aarons: La Dolce Vita\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"MediaPlace","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57318744326526,"sku":"NW9780810959354","price":46.09,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1379\/1261\/files\/9780810959354.jpg?v=1778697964","url":"https:\/\/mediaplace.com\/products\/slim-aarons-a-place-in-the-sun","provider":"MediaPlace","version":"1.0","type":"link"}