Pearl by Parasol

There was definitely something about Renée. When I met her while strolling the streets of Paris in 1930, I fell in love instantly.

Tall, chic and hiding coquettishly under a wide elegant hat, her nickname became ‘parasol’.

Mon amour
J-H.L

Dedicated to the Romanian model and artist, Renée Perle.

All photography by Jacques-Henri Lartigue.