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NORMANT, SERGE: : FEMME FATALE: FAMOUS BEAUTIES THEN AND NOW

LONDON.VIKING STUDIO,2001.

ISBN 0670030279.

UK,Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Number line 1 to 10.] FINE+/FINE.No owner inscrptn,no price-clip to dw/dj (US$35.00).Bright,clean,matt, wrap-around,b/w portrait photographic illustrated dw/dj (Julia Roberts),with red+ white lettering; with minimal shelf-wear and creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present.Majority of light creasing is to both top+bottom edges,some inevitable light,but superficial scoring and indentation - the indentation very lightly affecting board beneath - not excessive or obtrusive.Top+fore-edges bright and clean; contents bright,tight, clean,solid and sound - near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - possibly unread? Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,publisher's original, plain black cloth boards with uncoloured, crisp,blocked letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain red endpapers.UK,Folio (upto 13.1/4" tall)HB+dw/dj,1st edn,7-163pp [paginated] includes Elizabeth Hurley foreword,sections/chapters covering decades: 1900-9,1920-29,1930-9,1940-9, 1950-9,1960-9,1970-9,1980-9,1990-9,and beyond 2000,profuse b/w+colour glamour photographs by Michael Thompson - with hair creations by Serge Normant (star hair-stylist),text by Bridget Foley,a double gatefold spread to centre of book.Plus [unpaginated] colour photographic portrait (Mila Jovovich) vignetted half-title page, with full-page b/w portrait photograph of Cindy Crawford to verso,a title page,and a full-page colour portrait photograph of Kate Moss illustrated frntis. Who is a Femme Fatale? A woman of great charm and beauty.A woman who radiates confidence in her own power of seduction,a power rooted in self-knowledge but swathed in mystery. Some would say a woman of the past. 'Femme Fatale' makes the case that the great beauties of today are all as fascinating as their predecessors.Times have changed and women along with them,but not the innate feminine ability to charm. In this lavish book,star hairstlist Serge Normant starts with a single premise: Today's women are as glamorous as ever.To prove his point,he collaborates with a broad range of actresses and models - some of the most recognizable stars of our day - and casts them as they might have been at different moments of the twentieth century.Time and again,these very modern women wear the trappings of history brilliantly: Susan Sarandon,the essence of Edwardian poise; Elizabeth Hurley,doubly exotic evoking Mata Hari and Josephine Baker; Kate Moss,impetuous as a disco diva. Each photograph captures the sense of a woman,an era and how one affects the other. At the turn of the century,we see the ambiguity of Cindy Crawford's working girl - servant or prostitute? - as she fights to shed the inhibitions of the day.In the twenties,Julia Roberts's sleek bob provides a blatant expression of newfound intoxicating freedom.Heather Locklear's fifties socilaite exists in a sphere as perfectly controlled as her hair,sprayed into a precision backsweep.Conversely,with her bad-girl Mohawk,Isabelle Rossellini captures the in-your-face aggression of seventies punk culture. Collectively,the photographs and the text provide a minichronicle of the twentieth century and the changing roles of women. Normant's creations,Michael Thompson's photography,and Bridget Foley's commentary make for a potent combination.This book is at once a dazzling celebrity portfolio,a compendium of looks from which to draw inspiration and a fascinating analysis of the evolution of fashion,style and beauty. Please contact seller,because of the weight of this item - just over 2Kg unpackaged - for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

UK,Folio HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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