In 1939, Horst P. Horst photographed models Bettina Bolegard, Helen Bennett and Muriel Maxwell for Vogue‘s November 1st Vanity Issue. Horst would often infuse his imagery with elements of surrealism, playing with perspectives and proportions, as seen in his 1939 birds-eye-view-style cover. In photographing a trio of Twilight stars, photographer Norman Jean Roy paid homage to the
German born photographer Horst P. Horst built a prolific body of work photographing high society, fashion and architecture for American and French Vogue. The year Horst would meet Gabrielle Chanel, he took the most memorable and well-known image of the fashion designer’s life. Although taken years earlier in 1937, the portrait was first
In the spring of 1947, Christian Dior presented his debut collection, unknowing of the impact he would make on the history of fashion. Although this look was not exclusive to Dior’s collections, (Cristobal Balenciaga and Lucien Lelong had featured similar silhouettes in their collections) and versions of the new silhouette
In 1955, English photographer Norman Parkinson, who documented the glamorous Golden Age of Couture in his postwar images, photographed Audrey Hepburn in a light pink day dress, positioned in front of a background of fuchsia-colored flowers. Perhaps referencing the Parkinson image, with or without the intent of positioning Natalie Portman as a modern day Hepburn, Tim
Perhaps making a nod to Harper’s Bazaar’s insertion of the letter “A” into the magazine’s name, (Harper’s Bazaar was formerly known as Harper’s Bazar from 1867-1930), Richard Avedon photographed model Dovima, ascending a ladder carrying the letter A for the magazine’s December 1959 issue. Paying homage to the Avedon cover, photographer David
Richard Avedon, who would revolutionize fashion photography through his dynamic, active images, often incorporated elements of dance and theatrics into his photographs. In 1970, Avedon photographed model Jean Shrimpton in an evening dress by Pierre Cardin that billowed with her swift movements. In the April 2009 issue of Harper’s Bazaar, photographer Peter Lindbergh shot
Born Arthur Kanofsky, Art Kane was an Art Director-turned photographer in the second half of the 20th century. A protégé of famed Art Director Alexey Brodovitch, Kane would make the transition in 1958 after gaining recognition for a jazz-themed editorial he photographed for Esquire magazine. Kane would come to be known for his portraits
German photographer Erwin Blumenfeld’s Dada background is evident in his collage-like images and photographic manipulations. For the cover of Vogue’s November 1, 1944 issue, Blumenfeld aimed to represent the void in the 1940s woman’s life, created by her husband off at war. The photographer placed a profile of a male silhouette directly on top of the cover girl
Guy Bourdin’s borderline morbid images are thought to be the result of the photographer’s childhood, abandoned by his mother at a young age, coupled with a string of relationships with suicidal women, his wife is thought to have committed suicide, one girlfriend hung herself and another attempted with slashed wrists. Nonetheless, Bourdin’s provocative
In 1948, Cecil Beaton’s well-known photograph of Charles James dresses was featured in Vogue’s June 1 issue to celebrate the designer’s artful use of color. James is associated with an erratic temperament and fiscal irresponsibility, nonetheless, the designer is lauded for his masterful designs. Specializing in eveningwear, his biomorphic silhouettes were both contemporary and historical, as James would often