Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita (Getty Images)

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Here is your chance to experience la dolce vita in this one-of-a-kind coffee table celebration of all things Italian. •

Friedman, Alice T. (2010). American Glamour and the Evolution of Modern Architecture. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0300116540. This 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, Slim La Dolce Vita captures the essence of “the good life.” Peretz, Evgenia (27 January 2014). "Inside the world of Slim Aarons". The Hive . Retrieved 2017-11-09. Rathe, Adam (May 15, 2017). "An Exclusive Look at the New Slim Aarons Documentary". Town & Country. ISSN 0040-9952.

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This 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, Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita captures the essence of “the good life.” Tracing a journey from the 1940s to the 1990s, Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita takes 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. Here 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. Make time to do nothing at all. Find a café. Sit. Pause. Take a deep breath and embrace the moment. You will discover that immensely beneficial feeling of doing nothing and embracing all that life should be.

Aarons, Slim; Sweet, Christopher (2012). Slim Aarons: La Dolce Vita (Getty Images). Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-1419700606.a b c d Martin, Douglas (June 1, 2006). "Slim Aarons, 89, Dies; Photographed Celebrities at Play". The New York Times. p.A23. In Italy, especially in the south, Il Riposino is that beautiful time after lunch when you rest. An hour is enough to let you recharge your spirit and be able to take on the rest of your day. Marina Rava, right, and Carla Vuccino, left, catch some rays on the stern of a sleek runabout in Capri, Italy, ca 1958 | Image by Slim Aarons Aarons died in 2006 in Montrose, New York, and was buried in Mount Auburn Cemetery in Cambridge, Massachusetts. [1] Bibliography [ edit ]

The perfect way to appreciate La Dolce Vita is with someone you treasure: family, friends, or a lover. Share happiness with another human being and endeavour to make the most of the moment, the food, wine and the experience of living. The Italian ideology resonates with a moment being beautiful only if you can share it with somebody. Dining al fresco on a terrace overlooking the waters off the coast of the island of Capri, Italy, ca 1980s | Image by Slim Aarons La Bella Figura translates to The Beautiful Figure, which summarises the idea of always putting your best foot forward in how you dress & present yourself. Making a good impression is an integral part of Italian culture. Italians have a fierce appetite for the finer things in life — they dress to impress and look for aesthetics in every aspect of their lives. In Italy, style is more than just looking the part — you must live and breathe it. Fine fabrics and tailoring, worn with an air of refinement and sophistication, are a source of class and enjoyment to yourself and others. Film star Britt Ekland in Porto Ercole, Italy | Image by Slim Aarons La Dolce Vita,. is a unique recipe for life that locals have been perfecting for centuries. Italians seem to know how to magically relish the simple, understated joys of life and make time to do nothing but stroll, discover, lounge, chat, and enjoy. Italianize yourself with our guide to pure bliss. The Bar Giamaica in Milan, Italy, ca 1950 Dolce Fare Niente Italians have mastered the art of embracing beauty in the every day — this doesn’t mean indulging in luxury or frivolously wasting time. Instead, it means appreciating the simple pleasures of life, the shared moments, the plum-hued wine that glistens in the Mediterranean sunlight, the way the light hits a bridge at dusk to the sound of church bells as you wander around the town. The seaside swimming pool at the Hotel Taormina, Sicily, ca 1975 | Image by Slim Aarons Embrace La Bella Figura Here is your chance to experience la dolce vita in this one-of-a-kind coffee table celebration of all things Italian.

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Aarons, Slim; Sweet, Christopher (2005). Slim Aarons: A Place in the Sun. Harry N. Abrams. ISBN 978-0810959354. After the war, Aarons moved to California and began photographing celebrities. In California, he shot his most praised photo, Kings of Hollywood, a 1957 New's Year's Eve photograph depicting Clark Gable, Van Heflin, Gary Cooper, and James Stewart relaxing at a bar in full formal wear. Aarons was born to Yiddish-speaking immigrants who had lived in a tenement on Manhattan’s Lower East Side. His father, Charlie Aarons (born Susman Aronowicz), distanced himself from the family; his mother, Stella Karvetzky, was sent to a sanitarium. Not knowing what had become of his parents, Aarons spent his boyhood at varying times with an aunt, at an orphanage, and with his grandmother and cousins in New Hampshire. [2] Photography career [ edit ]