Debutantes: When Glamour was Born
“Debutantesis full of beautiful photography bys some of the greatest photographers of a generation…along with many we haven ever heard of. One of the most appealing details of this scrapbook is that the process is exposed—warts and all.” ~NY Journal of Books“The visually rich coffee table book provides insight into society’s ultimate right of passage—the Debutante Ball—particularly as it merged with high fashion in the twentieth century.”~The Daily Beast“Our fascination with the coming out parties of the glamorous and privileged young women of yesteryear has not waned, even though many of the traditions surrounding those events have changed. Taking a nostalgic look back at winter cotillions at the Waldorf, coming-out summer soirees in Newport, and bourgeois banquets in Paris,Debutantescelebrates the golden age when high fashion and high society converged…”~Weston Magazine"Inside these pages...Oswald celebrates the golden age when high fashion and high society converged, and all eyes were on the young women in long white gloves....featuring gorgeous photography from high society and fashion insiders of the day....Debutantesoffers a look at many never-before-published pictures....this book the must-read of the season."-Palm Beach Magazine