Tastemakers from the fashion and design spheres continue to cite Slim Aarons’ as the true original in field of aspirational lifestyle photography. Famous for capturing “attractive people, doing attractive things, in attractive places,” Slim’s photos from decades past would look right at home on Instagram today. With the Great Escapes journal—which boasts a cloth cover, ribbon marker, and photographs printed throughout—anyone can claim a piece of this rarified world. It is just the thing to bring on vacation or display stylishly on your desk.

Photographer(s): Slim Aarons