非凡珍贵的宝图呈现了优雅和风格的偶像C.Z. Guest——她的经典是众所周知的,低调奢华的风格在今天的美国看来是继续影响着时尚。以她的美貌和个人风格，C.Z.超越了时代成为一个高品味经久不衰的人物，在1962年就出现在《时代》杂志的封面。上流社会的贵妇人，她过着美好的生活和这些传说中的摄影图片一一在摄影师欧文·潘，塞西尔·比顿,约翰•罗林斯和亚伦镜头上演。尽管贵族教育,C.Z.惊人的时髦，影响50年来美国的文化景观，无论是参加她密友杜鲁门·卡波特的黑白舞会,在54工作室跳舞,或在安迪·沃霍尔的工厂聚会。探索她的持续影响社会的领域,时尚，室内设计,本书充满了令人惊叹的图像，从他作为一个年轻的新娘开始,由亨利·卡蒂尔-布雷松拍下的照片，到她在坦伯顿长岛房地产的家庭生活，她成为了一个园丁和她完美的花园，再到她的社会地位，保持公司从迭戈里维拉,塞西尔·比顿,黛安娜•弗里兰公爵和温莎公爵夫人。以今天的**时尚达人与深刻的贡献，这是**本关于C.Z的图书也是时尚和风格爱好者必备的好书。

A treasure trove of extraordinary images celebrating the elegance and flair of style icon C.Z. Guest—a true tastemaker known for her classic, understated American look who continues to influence fashion today. Celebrated for her beauty and personal style, C.Z. Guest transcended eras to become an enduring figure of good taste, appearing on the cover of Time magazine in 1962. A grande dame of high society, she lived the good life and was photographed by such legends as Irving Penn, Cecil Beaton, John Rawlings, and Slim Aarons. Despite her patrician upbringing, C.Z. was surprisingly modern, exerting influence over America’s cultural landscape for fifty years, whether attending her close friend Truman Capote’s Black and White Ball, dancing at Studio 54, or partying at Andy Warhol’s Factory. Exploring her continuing influence in the spheres of society, fashion, and interiors, C.Z. Guest is full of stunning images, from her days as a young bride, photographed by Henri Cartier-Bresson, to her family life on her Long Island estate, Templeton, to her accomplishments as a gardener and her impeccable gardens, to her prominence in society, keeping company with everyone from Diego Rivera, Cecil Beaton, and Diana Vreeland to the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. With insightful contributions by today’s top tastemakers, this is the first book on C.Z. Guest and a must for devotees of fashion and style.