It is not a mirage that rises out of the middle of the Californian Colorado desert. And yet Palm Springs seems like the perfect mirage Americana. A pastel-soaked utopia in which our next appointment is always just “poolside martinis with Frank Sinatra”. The illustrated book “Palm Springs” is a photographic journey through the aesthetics of a city where time seems to stand still. And where insiders could whisper a cinematic anecdote about every house corner and street mile. Leafing through the brightly colored pages, you can hear the clink of cocktail glasses and feel the kiss of the desert sun on the back of your neck.
and the North Pole, photo: © Ron Galella
Photo: © Christina House
For decades, the stars of the Los Angeles dream factory have been drawn to Palm Springs when they themselves want to dream and see real stars in the sky. With more than 200 photos and a foreword by journalist Sheila Hamilton, “Palm Springs” writes a love letter to the city of the same name and awakens a longing for an America whose main export is style instead of stodge.
Sheila Hamilton, “Palm Springs”, Assouline, approx. 105.-, assouline.com
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