FOR A GLIMPSE OF THE JET SET LIFE, one must look no further than Slim Aarons’s photographs, capturing all that is cool and chic of the café society of the 60s. He would follow princesses, movie stars, and socialites to their homes everywhere from Palm Beach to Positano, and life became just that little more fabulous. These shots for Harper’s Bazaar US May edition, whether consciously or not, take inspiration from the preppy all-American subjects of Aarons’ photographs. Take CZ Guest with her two dogs in her Palm Beach mansion, or Esther Williams lounging poolside in Florida.
Clothing, of course, embodies the very spirit of the lifestyle; every destination requires a different dress code. For a summer in the West Coast, there are gingham Carolina Herrera dresses, Dolce & Gabbana floral swimsuits—worn with a headband and accessorised with a white poodle, of course—and the most exquisite Salvatore Ferragamo floral dress with puffed sleeves. The winning shot? Joan Smalls standing by the pool, squared symmetrically by two guests sitting on deck chairs. To paraphrase Slim Aarons…attractive clothes on attractive people in attractive palaces. — Victoria.
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