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Title: Bright Young Things by Brooke De Ocampo, Jonathan Becker, William Norwich ISBN: 2-84323-205-8 Publisher: Assouline Pub. Date: January, 2002 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 2.39 (23 reviews)
Rating: 2
Summary: Slumming on Park Avenue
Comment: I tried to come up with all sorts of ways to poke fun at the pretentiousness of this book, but really, what's the point? If beautiful people in New York City want to create a volume in which they can feature other beautiful people, their beautiful homes and beautiful families, and write glowingly about the beautiful lives they lead, and then sell it to themselves, the envious, and the just plain nosy, who am I to complain?
Far more risible is the introduction by William Norwich, in which "these meritocrats -- don't call them aristocrats" are painted not only as the apotheosis of style, but also of social concern, enlightened world view, forward-looking design, and folks-next-door approachability. In fact, three quarters of these "meritocrats" I'd never heard of before ... and most of those whose names I recognized (Guinness, Lauder, Herrera, another Lauder, Von Furstenburg [and one of the Miller sisters], Hermès, etc.) came more from their families' prosperity and fame than from the meritocratic achievements of the individuals themselves.
Still, the pictures are pretty enough, and the writing (apart from Norwich's) unobjectionable. And maybe it wasn't the subjects' fault they showed up in this embarrassing book. If one of my friends called up and said she was assembling a picture book of obscure Seattle book reviewers and wanted me in it, I might oblige her just out of friendship. But I'd make sure not to leave my copy sitting around where visitors could see it.
In all, this title has a certain voyeuristic value, from the pre-September 11 era. But I hope those of us outside the rarified little world of New York Society don't take it for a lot more than that.
Rating: 4
Summary: Beautiful People of the New Millenium At Its Best!
Comment: I eagerly awaited the publication of this book and was not disappointed upon receiving it. Though it lacks in literary content, the photography makes up for this greatly. Regular names from the society pages do make up the majority of this book but there are some interesting exceptions in Moby and Damien Loeb. What I like best about this book was its inclusion of unexpected views into the lives of its subjects. From a peak into Marina Rust's bookcase to Damien Loeb's ashtray, the reader gets a rare glimpse into the lives of the featured people. I feel that Brooke de Ocampo achieved her goal in creating a "Vogues Book of Houses, Gardens, People" for today. I feel that the reviews I have read of this book have been far to hard on its content. It is a must for anyone interested in society or design.
Rating: 2
Summary: Pretty lousy
Comment: The price I paid for this book, and what little amount...of anything is a bummer. There is maybe one page per "bright young thing", maybe those things didn't want to share a lot but I thought that was the point of the book.
Unless you have money to burn, save it for something else :)
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Title: Bright Young Things : London by Brooke De Ocampo, Fleur Cowles, Jonathan Becker ISBN: 2843233372 Publisher: Assouline Pub. Date: June, 2002 List Price(USD): $50.00 |
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Title: Slim Aarons: Once Upon a Time by Slim Aarons ISBN: 0810946033 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams Pub. Date: 01 December, 2003 List Price(USD): $75.00 |
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Title: Bergdorf Blondes : A Novel by Plum Sykes ISBN: 1401351964 Publisher: Miramax Pub. Date: 07 April, 2004 List Price(USD): $23.95 |
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Title: Be My Guest: Theme Party Savoir-Faire by Rena Kirdar Sindi, Jessica Craig-Martin ISBN: 2843233453 Publisher: Assouline Pub. Date: October, 2002 List Price(USD): $34.95 |
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Title: Jeffrey Bilhuber's Basics : Expert Solutions for Designing The House of Your Dreams by Jeffrey Bilhuber ISBN: 0847825647 Publisher: Rizzoli Pub. Date: 22 November, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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