CAFE SOCIETY
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Diana Cooper and Frédéric de Cabrol at the Beisteigui Ball.
Thierry Coudert’s new book, CAFÉ SOCIETY, out from Flammarion, is a glamorous, glossy glimpse into the society, fashion, and avant garde decadence that ruled the age.
© Daisy Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications
A party given by the Baron and Baronne de Cabrol. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
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A dinner given by the Baron and Baronne de Cabrol. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
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From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications
A party given by the Baron and Baronne de Cabrol. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications
Charles de Beistegui at a soirée given by Contessa Morosini in Venice. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1953. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
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From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1957. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
Thierry Coudert / Courtesy of Rizzoli Publications
The Boisgelin and Cabrols at Ascot. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1957. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
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The Cabrols on holiday at Mona Bismarck’s villa, Il Fortino, on Capri. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1949. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
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The Lido, Venice. From the scrapbook of the Baron de Cabrol, 1950. © Daisy de Cabrol from Café Society: Socialites, Patrons, and Artists 1920 to 1960 by Thierry Coudert (Paris: Flammarion, 2010).
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ca. 1951 --- Woman modeling black lace dress with pink sash copied from Balenciaga, with hat and gloves.
Conde Nast Archive / Corbis
Dancing (colour litho) by Marcel Vertes (1895-1961)
Marcel Vertes
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