This iconic photograph captures Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly and his elegant companions gathered around his pristine white sports car on the shores of Lake Worth, Florida, in April 1968. Palm Beach socialite Jim Kimberly (far left) and friends around his white sports car on the shores of Lake Worth, Florida, April 1968 displays the epitome of American high society leisure, where the grandson of John A. Kimberly, one of the four founders of the paper conglomerate Kimberly-Clark Corp and his fashionable circle embody the sophisticated lifestyle that defined Palm Beach's golden era. The scene perfectly encapsulates the exclusive world of America's social elite during the transformative late 1960s, showcasing the refined elegance and effortless glamour that made Palm Beach the ultimate winter retreat for the nation's most prominent families.
Palm Beach had become the scene of many fabulous parties for the rich and famous, establishing itself as America's premier high society destination where socialites, celebrities, and wealthy industrialists gathered each winter season.
Slim Aarons, renowned for his evocative photographs of, as he described it, "attractive people doing attractive things in attractive places," was the quintessential chronicler of high society. After serving as a war photographer, Aarons turned his lens to a new landscape: the glamorous lives of Hollywood elites, Palm Beach socialites, and jet-setting debutantes and princes. His work for society publications captured an aspirational world of leisure and luxury that defined the American upper class throughout the mid-20th century, creating images that remain timeless symbols of sophistication and style.
Every piece in our unique Slim Aarons collection is meticulously handcrafted using archival materials and printed on premium, luster photographic paper with environmentally safe inks, custom framed by skilled artisans who ensure that each work of art meets the exacting standards befitting such an iconic photograph.
