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The Beauty and the Bestby Mike Von JoelWhatever they say about French women, on the evidence of this book it is true. A visual celebration through the medium of photography - from the Belle Epoque to today - the subject is, simply, the girls of Paris. From the street captures of Robert Doisneau, where the girls are inevitably beautiful in their naturalness and simplicity, to the more provocative women of the clubs and smoke-filled cafes seen through the lens of Brassai, that indefinable allure is the common denominator.
Parisiennes: A celebration of French womenA celebration of French women
Various authors/photographersFLAMMARION ISBN: 978-2-803-0037-9 IN THIS LARGE format book from Flammarion, 225 duotones are presented in eight clearly defined sectors: motherhood, appetite, work & play, out & about, rebellion, elegance, flirtation - and of course - love. Each section is accompanied by an essay from a leading writer on art and culture - and a most revealing insight into the Parisian woman’s psyche from Catherine Millet, the co-founder and editor-in-chief of Art Press, in an short essay entitled ‘Love’. Mlle Millet was eventually exposed as the author of The Sexual Life of Catherine M - a racy, graphic tale of promiscuous behaviour by a middle class intellectual - which caused a petite scandal five years ago. So clearly she writes from some position of authority. |
 
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