Getty Images, "Las Brisas Hotel", Slim Aarons, January 1, 1968

This spectacular photograph captures apartments and pools at the La Concha Beach Club in Las Brisas resort in Acapulco, Mexico, in January 1968. The image epitomizes the architectural innovation and sophisticated resort culture that transformed Acapulco into Mexico's most glamorous international destination during the late 1960s. Las Brisas, with its revolutionary terraced design and individual casitas, each featuring private pools carved into the hillside, represented the pinnacle of luxury hospitality that redefined the concept of tropical resort living. The picturesque Las Brisas Hotel became synonymous with Acapulco's golden age, attracting Hollywood royalty, international aristocracy, and discerning travelers who sought an exclusive retreat that seamlessly blended Mexican hospitality with contemporary luxury. This photograph captures the essence of the destination's unique appeal, where dramatic Pacific coastline meets innovative architecture, creating an atmosphere of sophisticated relaxation that made Las Brisas the ultimate expression of tropical elegance and the standard by which all luxury resorts would be measured.

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.

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