Vogue’s masterful Fashion photography.
Gloria Swanson, 1924. All photographs courtesy of Lumas Gallery. Photograph: Edward Steichen/VOGUE Archive Collection From Gloria Swanson to Kate Moss, desert starkness to urban grit, a new exhibition...
View Article3D “Spider Dress”.
by Shawn Saleme. 3D printing is being explored in many different ways, and Dutch artist Anouk Wipprecht isn’t afraid to use the technology to push the limits of fashion. Her latest creation is the...
View Article“Edwardian Style from the 1910s”.
During the 1910s the Edwardians became more playful and innovative, taking an interest in asymmetrical draping techniques. Corsets and bodices were now solely for supporting the shape as opposed to...
View ArticleFrom flappers to grunge.
A recent piece calls for the death of the hipster, who’s about to be dethroned by a less cool cousin, the yuccie (young urban creatives). But we call it a bluff. In the 1920s, flappers embodied the...
View ArticleLeombruno-Bodi Capture Italian Fashion of the 1950s-1960s.
Leombruno-Bodi is the name that identifies Joseph Leombruno and Jack Bodi, who were both American photographers active in Italy beginning in the mid 1950s. Partners in life as well as in work,...
View ArticleFamous Women of The Pirelli Calendar.
Julianne Moore as the Greek goddess Hera, by Karl Lagerfeld for the 2011 Pirelli calendar. Photograph: Karl Lagerfeld/Pirelli The publication to which these giants of modern style refer? A soft-porn...
View Article“Monochrome” by Herb Ritts.
Known for his startling black and white images of supermodels such as Naomi Campbell and Cindy Crawford, and celebrity portraits, Herb Ritts’s fashion photography the human body with bold definition....
View Article“The Little Black Dress.”
So iconic it has a Wikipedia page all of its own. From the moment Audrey Hepburn stepped out of a yellow taxi cab and stared whimsically into Tiffany & Co’s window in this gorgeous Givenchy...
View ArticleMatt Stansfield, photographer.
Matt Stansfield is a larger than life, passionate photographer who knows how to inject some fun and energy into every shoot. His successful career so far has put him in touch with a wealth of famous...
View ArticleFashion of the 1950s by Norman Parkinson.
Anne Gunning outside the City Palace, Vogue, November 1956. Norman Parkinson (1913 – 1990) was a celebrated English portrait and fashion photographer. He always maintained he was a craftsman and not...
View ArticleFashion Photography by Blumenfeld.
Erwin Blumenfeld (1897 – 1969) is regarded as one of the most influential photographers of the twentieth century. In the 1940s and 1950s he became famous for his fashion photography, working for Vogue...
View ArticleSwimwear Models in the 1920s.
In the late 1800s swimwear consisted of fully covered gowns and bloomers that revealed very little. Although the sun’s harmful UV rays were an unknown danger at the time, this conservative beachwear...
View ArticleHelmut Newton, a Retrospective.
Vintage Newton, a pop-up exhibition of Helmut Newton prints from 1974-1984, feature Charlotte Rampling and Elsa Peretti, were produced from a series of transparencies that he considered his most...
View ArticleFashion by Steichen.
English stage actress Mary Taylor, 1933 As chief photographer for Vogue and Vanity Fair, Edward Steichen profoundly shaped the look of celebrity and fashion photography in the 1920s and 1930s. Chanel...
View ArticleFashion-1920s/1930s.
Berlin, 1928 Immortalized in movies and magazine covers, young women’s fashion of the 1920s was both a trend and social statement, a breaking-off from the rigid Victorian way of life. These young,...
View Article“Edwardian Rapunzels”.
“Rapunzel” is a German fairy tale in the collection assembled by the Brothers Grimm, and first published in 1812 as part of Children’s and Household Tales. The Grimm Brothers’ story is an adaptation...
View ArticleVogue Fashion Photos by Clifford Coffin.
Fabulous Fashion Photographs from Vogue Taken by Clifford Coffin from Between the 1940s and 1950s. American photographer Clifford Coffin (1913-1972) is considered by many who knew him as the greatest...
View ArticleMature Woman Changes Fashion.
Yasmina Rossi is revolutionizing the modeling industry while simultaneously empowering women everywhere. The 59-year-old began her job as a model when she was in her late 20s—a time when most...
View ArticleCelebrity shots-Beaton.
Photo: Marilyn Monroe. Sir Cecil Beaton was a favorite photographer of celebrities and aristocrats. Katherine Hepburn. H.R.H. Queen Elizabeth II with Prince Andrew. His famous subjects included...
View Article“Edwardian Style from the 1910s”.
During the 1910s the Edwardians became more playful and innovative, taking an interest in asymmetrical draping techniques. Corsets and bodices were now solely for supporting the shape as opposed to...
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