Le Monde d'André Ostier, photographe du Tout-Paris

A key photographer of French high society and artists, André Ostier (1906-1994) was a privileged observer and witness to the sophisticated and elegant world of the post-war years, covering most of the events that marked the social life of the period.

This book rescues André Ostier from the oblivion into which he had fallen, probably due to his discretion and modesty, thereby redressing a real injustice done to a photographer who was as inspired as Cecil Beaton, Robert Doisneau or Henri Cartier-Bresson.

The book focuses on the different personalities Ostier photographed, presenting a gallery of portraits including Christian Dior, Yves Saint Laurent, Pierre Cardin, Jacques Fath, Salvador Dali, Léonor Fini, Jean Cocteau, Louise de Vilmorin, as well as socialites celebrated by the press: the Windsors, Marie-Laure de Noailles, Hélène Rochas, Arturo Lopez and Elsa Maxwell. Their lives were punctuated by various celebrations, balls, receptions and dinners, photographed by André Ostier, bringing to life a vanished society.