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My Love Affair with Jewelry
Simon and Schuster
December 2004
240 pages
ISBN: 0743254384
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Non-Fiction
She has mesmerized movie audiences since her debut in
National Velvet at the age of twelve, dazzled both men and
women with her luminous beauty and iconic presence,
displayed shrewd business acumen by creating a line of
fragrances with unparalleled success, and her AIDS activism
has been a call to arms for people around the world. She is
Hollywood's greatest living star and a living
legendElizabeth Taylor. One of her greatest passions is jewelry, and over the years
she has amassed one of the world's foremost collections. By
the time she was in her thirties, Elizabeth Taylor already
owned an outstanding set of Burmese rubies and diamonds from
Cartier, a fantastic emerald and diamond suite from Bulgari,
and the 33.19-carat Krupp diamond, a gift from Richard
Burton. That ring was later eclipsed by a subsequent gift
from Burton, when he bought a staggering 69.42-carat
pear-shaped diamond. Newly named the Taylor-Burton Diamond,
it catapulted Elizabeth Taylor into that rarefied pantheon
of great jewelry collectors. In this revealing book, Elizabeth Taylor offers a personal
guided tour of her collection. She takes us into her
confidence, sharing personal anecdotes, witty asides, and
intimate reminiscences about her life, her loves, and her
collection. Whether talking about the famous La Peregrina
pearl, which was briefly abducted by a household pet, or
chatting about a childhood gift to her mother, Elizabeth
Taylor shows herself to be the most seductive of
storytellers: direct, irreverent, and charming. Complementing the stories are 125 stunning new photographs
of her most remarkable pieces, specially commissioned for
this book, and more than 150 rarely seen images (many from
Elizabeth Taylor's personal collection) of the star wearing
her jewelry over the course of almost sixty years. We see
her as a young ingenue of fifteen wearing what would be the
first of many charm bracelets, and again, equally dazzling,
as a mature woman, wearing the famous Duchess of Windsor
diamond brooch, which she purchased to benefit AIDS research. Elizabeth Taylor: My Love Affair with Jewelry marks the
first time this beautiful jewelry will be seen together as a
collection. Lavishly produced and illustrated, the book has
an introduction by the world-renowned authority on jewelry,
François Curiel, of Christie's. It is for those who are
enchanted by this most incandescent and enduring star, for
those who cherish and dream of jewelry, and most
importantly, for those who believe in the true meaning of
love. This book is a fabulous display of unbelievable
glamour, assembled over a lifetime, by one of the most
extraordinary women in the world.
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