{"product_id":"slim-aarons-la-dolce-vida","title":"Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vida","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/AbramsLogo2_lg.png?v=1776223186\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Nostalgia-soaked images.” —\u003cem\u003eHarper’s Bazaar\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Sumptuous images.” —\u003cem\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“It’s the next best thing to time travel.” —\u003cem\u003eDuJour\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003emagazine\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lavish volume of Slim Aarons photography revels in this photographer’s decades-long love affair with Italy. From breathtaking aerials of the Sicilian countryside to intimate portraits of celebrities and high society taken in magnificent villas,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: La Dolce Vita\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ecaptures the essence of “the good life.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSlim Aarons first visited Italy as a combat photographer during World War II and later moved to Rome to shoot for\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine, yet even after relocating to New York, he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his life. The images collected here document the aristocracy, cultural elite, and beautiful people, such as Marcello Mastroianni, Ursula Andress, Joan Fontaine, and Tyrone Power, who lived la dolce vita in Italy’s most fabulous places during the last 50 years.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTracing a journey from the 1940s to the 1990s,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: La Dolce Vita\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003etakes us to Italy’s fashionable resorts, to its magnificent historic cities and small atmospheric towns, and to glorious landscapes, all reflecting the pleasures of the Italian art of living.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is a rare glimpse into the lives of the preeminent families’ formal and informal circumstances, photographed in their palaces and on their estates, at their vacation villas and favorite haunts. Handsome men are in tuxedoes. Voluptuous women wear their most glorious gowns. Families walk beautiful gardens.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere is your chance to experience la dolce vita in this one-of-a-kind coffee table celebration of all things Italian.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0943\/9818\/5773\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-11_at_8.41.17_PM.png?v=1778557282\" alt=\"\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eImprint:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eAbrams Books\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrim Size:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e10 x 12\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e9781419700606\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePage Count:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e240\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrations:\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e225 color photographs\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRights:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eWorld\/All\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection id=\"author\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-expanded=\"true\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv id=\"prod_details\"\u003e\n\u003csection aria-expanded=\"true\" aria-hidden=\"false\" id=\"author\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"main_content\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.abramsbooks.com\/contributor\/christopher-sweet_700875\/\"\u003eChristopher Sweet\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is the former editor in chief of Viking Studio and the Vendome Press. 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