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Parisiennes: A Celebration of French Women | 
 enlarge | Authors: Carole Bouquet, Madeleine Chapsal, Marie Darrieussecq, Catherine Millet, Mireille Guiliano
Publisher: Flammarion
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 125496
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 240
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.3
Dimensions (in): 12.5 x 9.7 x 1.1
ISBN: 2080300377
Dewey Decimal Number: 770
EAN: 9782080300379
ASIN: 2080300377
Publication Date: October 23, 2007
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Product Description
Divided by theme into chapters, this light-hearted and nostalgic romp through 20th-century Paris creates a beautiful history of the world’s most romantic city and its exceptional women. This collection of one hundred and thirty duotone photographs captures the essence of the Parisian femme fatale. All of the great French photographers from the late 1930s through the 1960s are featured, including Robert Doisneau, Brassaļ, Willy Ronis, Jacques-Henri Lartigue, Edouard Boubat, Jean-Philippe Charbonnier, Sabine Weiss, and many more. The photographs reveal Parisian women and all of their glorious facets: from the love-struck waif strolling along the banks of the Seine to the belles of the neighborhood balls flushed from their raucous dance moves, from no-nonsense career girls to flirty neighbors. Chanel-clad locals and runway models alike showcase the glamour of the fashion and haute-couture world with inimitable style. One chapter pays homage to the courageous women who battled for justice in World War II, the Resistance, the Liberation, and the revolts of May 1968, including role models such as philosopher and writer Simone de Beauvoir and journalist and playwright Marguerite Dumas. The Parisiennes featured here go to work, ride bikes, pose seductively, smile coyly, and are all devastatingly irresistible.
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 Charming as parisiennes April 29, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I find this book fabulous. Pictures are beautiful, all of them in b/w and most of them of anonymous women, the proof of how french women (particularly parisiennes) are charming without the need of artificial effects such as money or marketing-made. They are rebels, mothers, lovers, elegants, self concious, self confidents, etc. But I think, that what is more important, they are very literate. They are always reading, writting....
To sum up, my favorite part of the book are the quotes by writters, philosophers... about women, and parisiennes. But I must say, the original edition in french est plus charmante...
 You really can't "judge a book by it's cover" April 15, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
Perhaps it's my oversight in not checking the publication date of this book. I thought it would share more of the easy style and elegance of the French throughout history. The pictures, although many, were dated from 20's - 40's with a
sprinkle of 50's style. I was hoping to see more of a range of pictures and fashion. The photography is done well and cover is stylish, but the book does not evoke any feeling of elegance within the pages......have not felt compelled to read
through yet.
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