PARTIES

Valentino in Venice

by Kevin West

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Photographs: Shawn Brackbill

Perusing 40 years of imagery from the W archives, Kevin West follows the ebb and flow of society—from last century’s reclusive “beautiful people” to the media-savvy celebutantes of today. Click here to read the full article.

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Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, 1974.

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Salvador Dali and Regine, 1974.

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Diane von Furstenberg, 1978.

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Truman Capote and C.Z. Guest, 1976.

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Susan Gutfreund, 1987.

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Princess Gloria von Thurn und Taxis, 1987.

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Frank Sinatra and Cristina Ford, 1982.

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Nan Kempner, Fran Stark, and Jacqueline de Ribes (from left), 1980s.

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Carolyn Bessette Kennedy and John F. Kennedy Jr., 1998

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Princess Diana, 1995.

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Ann Getty, 1991.

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Marie-Chantal, Crown Princess of Greece (left), with Alexandra von Furstenberg, 1999.

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Tory Burch, 2010.

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Annette De la Renta, 2005.

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Paris Hilton, 2005.

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Daphne Guinness in a Barneys window, 2011.