Friday, February 4, 2011

A Glamorous Life

In a grand, glamorous tradition...

Cristobal Balenciaga

Baron Nicholas "Niki" de Gunzberg

Gore Vidal

Hubert de Givenchy

Van Day Truex

Michael Greer

Roy Halston

We present, back by popular demand, Merle Bassett: The New York Years.





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9 comments:

  1. ThombeauFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:38 AM

    Fabulosity overload, as usual!

    (At first I thought it was the other Michael Greer, a differen sort of fabulousness altogther!)

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  2. BrooksNYCFebruary 4, 2011 at 1:53 AM

    Man....check out the bespoke threads on some of these characters. Ain't they swell!

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  3. David TomsFebruary 4, 2011 at 7:44 AM

    Some of the most elegant and suave men ever!

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  4. The MistressFebruary 4, 2011 at 8:16 AM

    Swoon-worthy.

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  5. An Open BookFebruary 4, 2011 at 9:42 AM

    Not sure what Gore Vidal is doing among these tres chic fashion-plates. But isn't that a Carl Van Vechten photograph?

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  6. Ptolemy1February 4, 2011 at 10:26 AM

    Halston is giving us his Garden of Gethsemane pose.

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  7. Philip MershonFebruary 4, 2011 at 10:40 AM

    I could look at pictures of our Merle all day!

    @ An Open Book - Yep. It is a Van Vechten, I remember seeing it during research for an post on Carl over at my place.

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  8. BarbaraFebruary 4, 2011 at 12:20 PM

    Well that's just weird. Merle has my last name and I've never heard of him!

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  9. Pinecone StewFebruary 4, 2011 at 11:19 PM

    !!! WOW !!! These photographs are over the top incredible.

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