{"product_id":"slim-aarons-la-dolce-vita-9781419700606","title":"Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis lavish fourth volume in Abrams' Slim Aarons collection 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, \u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: La Dolce Vita\u003c\/em\u003e captures the essence of \"the good life.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eSlim Aarons first visited Italy as a combat photographer during World War II and later moved to Rome to shoot for \u003cem\u003eLife\u003c\/em\u003e magazine, yet even after relocating to New York, he would return to Italy almost every year for the rest of his life.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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. The introduction by Christopher Sweet shares stories from Aarons's years in Italy and new insights about his life and career.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAlso available from Slim Aarons: \u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: Women\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: Once Upon a Time\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: A Place in the Sun\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003ePoolside with Slim Aarons\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eSlim Aarons: La Dolce Vita\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Nostalgia-soaked images.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Harper's Bazaar\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"Sumptuous images.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"It's the next best thing to time travel.\"\u003c\/em\u003e - DuJour magazine\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47082551017708,"sku":"9781419700606","price":185.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/12773593482693.jpg?v=1765275502","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/slim-aarons-la-dolce-vita-9781419700606","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}