Christian Weller

368 pages

235 x 300 mm

app. 250 images 4c

The most beautiful jewellery in the world and the people who wear it.

Jewellery has long been prized as a status symbol by the rich and famous. Richard Burton bought his wife Elizabeth Taylor an array of the most spectacular gems ever, including the Taylor-Burton Diamond for 1.1 million dollars, and Pablo  Picasso designed earrings for the Mexican painter Frida Kahlo. At the turn of the 19th century, the era’s most famous courtesans even took part in a ›jewel duel  at the casino in Monte Carlo.

»Absolutely Dazzling« describes glittering gems and the characters who fell under their spell. One hundred and twenty years of extravagant display in show business, high society and the world of literature and film are brought to life in more than 30 chapters. Read about the likes of Sarah Bernhardt, the mother of all divas, who popularised art nouveau jewellery, Evita Peron, whose role as a symbol of hope for the poor was boosted by her opulent jewellery collection and David Beckham, who, more recently, made diamond earrings into an acceptable fashion accessory for men.

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