Author: SCHOELLER, GUY
Title: Bettina [=Simone Micheline]. [First english language edition translated from the french by Francisca Garvie].
Description: London, Thames & Hudson, 1998. 8°. Original cloth. Front cover with gilded publ. device, gilded title on spine, dustjacket. 80pp. of text including many monochrome and coloured illustrations on 29 plates, illustrating haute couture designs showed by Battina, quotes about Bettina accompanied by small square coloured illustrations on pp. -79, chronology of events, bibliography. [fashion memoir, series]. English language survey of the life and times of Bettina who arrived in Paris aged 18 hoping to become a fashion designed but it was as a model, whose natural poise, unaffected manner and refreshing inexpierience delighted audinces and Kings of fashion. She worked as a model for Jacques Fath, kept relations with famous clients and the international Jet set, including her relation with Ali Khan. Very fine copy.

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