"The Beautiful People's Book" by Princess Luciana Pignatelli, 1971

Extremely rare and coveted beauty book, "The Beautiful People's Beauty Book: How To Achieve the Look and Manner of the World's Most Attractive Women" by Princess Luciana Pignatelli. The book is funny and clever, and in addition to the expected chapters on plastic surgery, diet, make-up, and fashion, there's one on how astrology can be utilized to improve one's appearance.

From the inside cover:
"I am not a great natural beauty," Princess Luciana Pignatelli says. "But what nature skipped, I supplied. I look better now, at thirty-five, than at any other time in my life. I certainly do not expect an early dotage."

The Princess's book is a witty and uninhibited round-table talk about beauty with some of the great beauties of our time, many of whom were not born with the radiant good looks they have today. The basic premise is that if you rely on nature alone, you are lost. On the other hand, cosmetics and fashion are not the entire answer.

The author and her friends-such elegant and charming women as Princess Ira von und zu Furstenberg, Sophia Loren, Countess Consuelo Crespi, Veruschka, Cristina Ford, Virna Lisi, Talitha Getty, and former Chanel model Buxy Gancia - talk about how they play the beauty game.
Here are some of the factors they feel contribute to a woman's beauty: self-discipline, private bedrooms, work, cosmetic surgery, facial exercises, rest, repose, having late babies, the right kinds of husbands and lovers, yoga, iso-metrics, and walking.

As beneficial as the practical advice, is the encouragement this book gives the spirit. Why not enjoy life? Why not be as lovely as possible? Beauty is a matter of importance to Luciana Pignatelli and she has written a gossipy, amusing, useful book about it-a "survival kit" for women past the first blush of youth.

"There is no chic, no polish, no glamour without organization." --Princess Luciana Pignatelli.

A Refinery29 article written about the book: https://www.refinery29.com/en-us/beauty-secrets-of-the-princess

B I B L I O G R A P H I C D E T A I L S
"The Beautiful People's Beauty Book: How To Achieve the Look and Manner of the World's Most Attractive Women"
Luciana Pignatelli as told to Jeanne Molli
McCall Publishing Company (Third printing, March 1971)
Hardcover, 122 pages
Priced $5.95

C O N D I T I O N
Book is in great vintage condition, some wear to the dust jacket, some chipping mostly along the top, a half inch chip in the upper right corner of the front cover is probably going to chip off, a few .5"-1" small tears and stain on the back dust jacket. Actual cloth hardcover is in great condition. Pages are clean and unmarked.

M E A S U R E M E N T S
9 1/2"H x 6 3/8"W

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