'Paul Flato: Jeweler to the Stars' celebrates the work of Hollywood's first celebrity jeweller. This lavishly illustrated book will feature stunning examples of the jewels as well as the socialites and heiresses who wore them. At the height of Flato's career, he was more famous than Tiffany & Co. or Harry Winston. Branching into motion pictures at the pinnacle of Hollywood's Golden Era, Flato designed jewellery for a total of six films, including 'Holiday' (1938) with Katherine Hepburn and the disastrous flop, 'Two Faced Woman' (1941), the last film Greta Garbo ever made. But, in 1943 at the peak of his celebrity, Flato found himself facing financial ruin and heading 'up the river' to Sing Sing Prison as his career and reputation plummeted. Now, more than a half-century later, Flato's distinctive jewellery, still fresh and chic, has reemerged to a new audience and jewellery connoisseurs alike. This book will be a tribute to one of America's greatest jewellers. As well as images of the jewellery, sourced from auction houses and private collections, this book includes never-before-seen photographs from the Flato family archives, important New York and Hollywood clients wearing Flato's designs, film stills, studio portraits and original designs of the jewellery.
