The World in Vogue: People, Parties, Places (Vogue Lifestyle Series)

The media could not be loaded. I absolutely love this book! Great photos, lots of good information, not too 'wordy' and just a nice tribute to the pages of Vogue. Perfect for the 'coffee table' because it's just as lovely sitting there as it is interesting to thumb through the beautiful pages.Very heavy book-so if you're planning to gift this to someone far away, I would recommend having this sent directly from Amazon as opposed to the gifter.

INTERESTING BOOK or MAGAZINE if you care to explore another angle of this crazy 20, 21 CENTURY ... How the very wealthy passed the time, from party to party, in the company of "ninfettes" some with money,some without... The penniless "gigolos" -- always -- arm in arm with rich "doyennes" wrinkled to death, enjoying the last murmurs of their empty hearts. These people never knew another life. They were and are involved in their circles for ever. Revolving around them, we find the parasites: modistes, (HAUTE COUTURE), hairdressers (COIFFEURS), JEWELERS and their last creations, DERNIER CRI, AHHH! LA NOUVELLE VAGUE !!!! Always girating -- LIKE FLIES -- around the man and women of Society. I have to admit that they amuse me, that's the reason why I recommend this book. Important dresses, marvelous creations from the hands of poor modistes, perhaps working for pennies ... jewels, fancy cars, furs, parties, (how many parties?) NOUVELLE CUISINE...DIETICIANS, MASSEURS ... PETS WITH STRANGE NAMES ...DO I ENVY, THEM? YES, OF COURSE I DO, A LITTLE BIT (BUT NOT FOR LONG), then reality sinks in, and one more time, I return to my books and my writings. Margarita Sep 23, 2014.

Perfect coffee table took. Pictures are beautiful. Handled with care

"The World in Vogue: People, Parties, Places" by Hamish Bowles takes an "insider" approach with discussing the worlds of fashion, entertainment, and those born into high society. A diverse range of celebrities are featured in this book. The following are some of the well-known names that feature in this tome:Nicole Kidman pages 28-29 and pages 216-221Michelle Obama (with one picture of President Obama) on pages 90-95Scarlett Johanson pages 180-181Jennifer Lopez pages 186-187Gwyneth Paltrow pages 196-199Charlize Theron pages 200-203Angelina Jolie pages 224-227Iman (world famous supermodel, businesswoman, and wife of David Bowie) pages 316-321Cher pages 328-331Beyonce pages 336-337Naomi Campbell pages 340-347 and page 7Cindy Crawford pages 368-371There are many more celebrities and high society women featured in this book. The details on the origins of the wedding cake (page 130) and pictures from Truman Capote's Ball (pages 136-145) interested me. "The World In Vogue: People, Parties, Places" by Hamish Bowles is great for anyone who enjoys feature books on celebrities and/or heiresses that live a life of fame and opulence.

This is a wonderful book, exactly as described. I bought it to scrutinize the photographs, which are excellent, but have also been greatly appreciating its chronicling of history through fashion and high-society. There's just enough text to give context to the photos but the emphasis, for sure, is on the great photographs.

I bought this book out of sheer indulgence but I plan to enjoy it for years.

Beautiful Book of people in fantasy settings that happen to be real.

What a fun book to go through!