--Previous Message-- : : Same authors and all names familiar to me : except for Nina Dyer. : I immediately thought of Famous Jewelry : Collectors by Stefano Papi & Alexandra : Rhodes, 1999. : : Cynthia, I would ban the word : "icon" except for the religious : usage. : : --Previous Message-- : This sounds very much like a reprint (or : revisit?) of a book that came out in the 90s : or so. I mean, Merle Oberon? Lovely woman, : good actress, but an icon of style? : : (BTW, I am tired of the use of : "icon" for just about *every*one : nowadays. Rant over.) : : :