# Social Season

- **Brand:** MACK
- **Price:** $60.00
- **Catalog:** mackbooks
- **Retailer:** mackbooks
- **Product URL:** https://go.cosimo.shop/r/gAAAAABqztJPwlaVbDMqNqP51uxYvbKr_3XU3HqHG9E1XG_USYsTKnuRBvC_mLaUTsqHsKjehOsdz5q9PTAr7_4grPfqwBSaZRTQ2rRo4m6C2X-T8vWMhfFFht4_6aJzd--0vx0UTUJln8FB3h2Gj2gpN5_cdGCvs16O6bmZeirgw1JufC25wNApfoJj2fTd4AlfyssjYO4q3AXWIvAB8bjbjzgRLRFoMSZW1EZXcT8KY1Hb3YrDdTTsi-ULIIrB8F7_AUaGWmmT7KrNI_rSSArfJSYTOkEkP7-Wrkf-RXamy3RBe6FoUw28OB4yChiA_Nuzu4anzx4nH1fHLdQtgyKfiLSNeA8_LdRLQM0cc66snzMkCARNDGspbQ9aasRtFJ08b5dMzciTDJsgl-UUUSBPNOWSfTsrdRi1hO3WqZBdDzvV2EfUygs=
- **Availability:** In stock

## Summary

A debossed linen hardcover photography book titled 'Social Season' by Miranda Barnes, featuring a tipped-in image on the cover.

## Description

Debutante balls were once rites reserved for white European nobility with the purpose of introducing young women to polite society and potential suitors. In the wake of emancipation towards the end of the nineteenth century, African Americans adopted this tradition as a means of social upliftment, community building, and education. This debut book by Brooklyn-based photographer Miranda Barnes explores the rich history of Black cotillions in the US through an immersive collection of photographs made at debutante balls in Detroit between 2022 and 2025.  This poignant and elegant body of work documents the community, camaraderie, and anticipation of this custom and the moment of transition it hinges upon. Sensitive portraits of debutantes with their elders and scenes of couples practicing their steps and dancing in formation are interleaved with studies of the distinctive material world of the cotillion: opulent corsages, taffeta ball gowns, morning suits, and tiaras. The resulting sequence harks back to bygone times and dreamworlds of childhood and youth, yet is also grounded firmly and emotively in the present, as young people look with anticipation towards their future. Social Season offers a glimpse of a unique tradition and introduces an exceptional documentarian of Black communities and subcultures in today’s United States. The book is commissioned by Sofia Coppola and features a text by Dr. Renita Barge Clark, founder of The Cotillion Society of Detroit Educational Foundation, recounting the programme’s roots and its work in the community. With a poem by Marilyn Nelson Designed by Anamaria Morris for Joseph Logan Design

## Appearance

- **Fit:** Unsigned

## Variants

- **In stock:** 2 of 2

| SKU | Availability |
| --- | --- |
| 9781917651370 | In stock |
| 9781917651370S | In stock |

## Categories

- **Categories:** Photography Books

## Additional Attributes

- **tags:** Important Flowers, Miranda Barnes, Social Season, transfer
- **pages:** 104 pages
- **author:** Miranda Barnes
- **format:** Debossed linen hardcover with tipped-in image
- **vendor:** MACK
- **binding:** Debossed linen hardcover with tipped-in image
- **publisher:** Important Flowers
- **dimensions:** 25.2 x 26.5 cm
- **page count:** 104 pages
- **product type:** Photography Books
- **listed prices:** €60 £50 US$60 AU$115
- **shopify handle:** social-season
- **publication date:** January 2026
- **dimensions and pages:** 25.2 x 26.5 cm, 104 pages
- **signed edition details:** The signed edition is signed by the artist on press.

## Enrichment

- **Type:** photography book
- **Type Synonyms:** coffee table book, hardcover book
- **Tags:** debossed, linen cover, tipped-in image, hardcover
- **Styles:** minimalist, elegant
- **Category Path:** Media > Books > Print Books
- **Book cover type:** Hardcover
- **Genre:** Arts, History, Society & culture
- **Canonical Brand:** MACK

## Images

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