What was the "most fashionable village in Europe" after the war?
Categories: Europe
By Pictolic https://pictolic.com/article/what-was-the-most-fashionable-village-in-europe-after-the-war.htmlIn 1947, LIFE magazine photographer Alfred Eisenstadt took a series of photographs in the Swiss resort of St. Moritz - an island of peace and luxury in the middle of war—ravaged Europe. In those years, those whose well-being was not affected by the war came to St. Moritz — representatives of rich and noble families, members of royal families, socialites and lionesses from all over Europe. This is what the fabulous St. Moritz looked like just a couple of years after the war.
Keywords: 20th century | Life | Documentary photography | LIFE magazine | Resort | Switzerland
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