2002 Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair With Jewelry 1st Editional Book

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Edited by Ruth A. Peltason. 280 illustrations, including 175 color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor.

From an early age Elizabeth … more Edited by Ruth A. Peltason. 280 illustrations, including 175 color photographs by John Bigelow Taylor.

From an early age Elizabeth Taylor has loved jewellery and she wears it with a style all her own. Her collection has been appraised as one of the best private collections in the world, and includes pieces by Van Cleef & Arpels, Cartier, Bulgari, Ruser and Schlumberger. Once when she was asked why she had so many diamonds, she replied, because they are my passion. The story of her jewellery illuminates her life: her romances with Mike Todd and Richard Burton; her friendships with Rock Hudson, Roddy McDowell, Michael Jackson and others; and her triumphs and her setbacks. It also recalls a time when Hollywood represented royalty, American style. Each of the 14 chapters opens with a story about Miss Taylor, told in the first person. Each features portraits of the jewels in over 100 specially commissioned photographs, and shows Miss Taylor wearing the jewellery. less