A stylish crowd gathered at the National Portrait Gallery this week for the launch of new book, Love, Cecil: A Journey with Cecil Beaton. The book, by writer/director Lisa Immordino Vreeland, focuses on the acclaimed British photographer’s daily life, bringing to life his spirit using photography, drawings, scrapbooks and letters, along with excerpts from his sparkling diaries. The launch was co-hosted by Manolo Blahnik, Penelope Tree and Sotheby's Oliver Barker. Click ahead to see highlights from the evening.
130 of the images used in the book are from Sotheby's Cecil Beaton Studio Archive. Please contact Joanna Ling for image enquiries.