Stella was born in 1930 in New York. She died in 1988 in Paris. Constantlytraveling across the Atlantic, she embodied the high expectations of hautecouture. What was it like to be a top model in the the 1950s between Parisand New York? How did the fashion world differ from today's? Throughphotography by Willy Maywald, the Harcourt Studio, Sam Levin, and otherfamous photographers, this book takes the reader through an almost unrealworld of beauty, appearances, and glamour.