The vintage fashion designer John Bates alias Jean Varon
John Bates (Born in 1938) is a British fashion designer who was very famous in the sixties and seventies. In 1960, he started his label “Jean Varon”. John Bates chose the name “Jean Varon” for his label because he wanted a French name (Jean is the French name for John) and “Varon” because there was…
The vintage fashion photographer Richard Rutledge
Richard Rutledge ( 1923-1985) was an American studio photographer for the publisher Condé Nast. For a 15-year period following the World War II, he had realized photographs for prestigious fashion magazines such as Vogue, Glamour, and House & Garden. Multi-skilled, he shot beauty, fashion and shoes photos for magazines.
The vintage photographer Louise Dahl-Wolfe
Louise Emma Augusta Dahl (1895-1989) was an American fashion photographer. She is mainly known for her work in the magazine Harper’s Bazaar from 1936 to 1958. She collaborated with the fashion publishers Carmel Snow, Diane Vreeland and the art director Alexey Brodovitch. The models Evelyn Tripp and Mary Jane Russell posed very often for her.…
The vintage fashion designer Norman Norell
Norman Norell (1900-1972) was an American fashion designer who dressed beautifully women from his first Traina-Norell collection in 1941 to his death in 1972. His dresses were very elegant, feminine, sophisticated and glamour. He often embellished dresses with strass and beads but also with details such as bows and Peter Pan collars. He is also…
The vintage fashion photographer Richard Dormer
Richard Dormer was a fashion photographer from the 1940’s to 2000. He worked for many magazines such as Harper’s Bazaar, Vogue and Elegance Magazine. He shot many famous models (Suzy Smith, Barbara Goalen…) and particulary Jean Shrimpton. His photos in Egypt are really beautiful and inspired. Sources : https://www.tumblr.com/ ; http://hprints.com/ ; http://pinterest.com/ ; http://magdorable.blogspot.fr/ and…
The French vintage fashion designer Philippe Venet
Philippe Venet (Born in 1929) is a French fashion designer. He had been the assistant of Elsa Schiaparelli and Hubert de Givenchy. In 1962, he opened his own eponym couture house. Philippe Venet was particulary known for his beautiful coats. The house launched perfumes such as “Couture pour Elle” and “Eau de Couture”. Unfortunately, the…
The Old Hollywood costume designer Edith Head
Edith Head (1897-1981) was an American costume designer who worked with the most famous Hollywood actresses and directors like Grace Kelly, Audrey Hepburn, Alfred Hitchcock and Billy Wilder. Between 1924 and 1967, she worked at the Paramount Pictures in the costume department. In 1967, she left Paramount to join Universal Pictures. She worked on many…
The British vintage fashion photographer Norman Parkinson
Norman Parkinson (1913-1990) was one of the most famous fashion photographers of the 20th century. His fashion pictures were elegant, sophisticated, inspired and creative. He shot also celebrities such as Audrey Hepburn and Elizabeth Taylor. He was one of the first to shoot models out of the studio, outside. The background was important in his…
The vintage fashion photographer William Klein
William Klein (Born in 1928 in New-York) was a Franco-American painter, photographer and film director. He was nicknamed “bad boy” because he broke the rules of photography. He is famous for his creative fashion photoshoots, his portraits of Audrey Hepburn, his street photos and his photos of New-York. Sources : projectcurve.in ; http://www.photoforager.com/ ; https://pleasurephoto.wordpress.com/…
Time travel : Back to the sixties in Paris !
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The vintage fashion photographer Clifford Coffin
Clifford Coffin (1913-1972) was an American fashion photographer considered as the greatest of Vogue’s photographers. During the 1940s and 1950s, he produced elegant, graceful and creative fashion photoshoots. He played an important part in fashion history : he covered the inauguration of the “new look” in 1947 by Christian Dior, encouraged the careers of famous…
The vintage fashion photographer F.C. Gundlach
Franz Christian Gundlach (born in 1926) is the most significant fashion photographer of Germany’s post-war years. Gundlach covered the evolution of fashion : “from the optimistic postwar years to the beginning of postmodernism, from Paris Haute Couture to Prêt-à-Porter, and from Berlin Chic to the colorful designs of the 1980s”. His work is namely inspired…
The vintage fashion photographer Nina Leen
Nina Leen (1914 – 1995) was a Russian born photographer who became one of the first female photographers for LIFE magazine in 1945. Her fashion photoshoots are elegant, sophisticated and creative. She didn’t shoot only fashion models but also Hollywood stars and animals.
The Old Hollywood photographer Bob Landry
Bob Landry (1913-1960) was an American photographer at Life and Time magazine. He shot the greatest Hollywood stars such as Rita Hayworth, Elizabeth Taylor, Marilyn Monroe and Clark Gable.
The vintage fashion photographer Frances Mclaughlin-Gill
The American Frances McLaughlin-Gill (1919-2014) was one of the rare female photographers in the 40’s. She was the first female photographer to sign a contract with Vogue in 1943. She said about her work “everyone was wearing beautiful clothes, sitting in an elegant chair, or leaning against a pillar, looking into the camera.” Her photos…
The Old Hollywood photographer Bob Willoughby
Bob Willoughby (1927-2009) was pioneering in celebrities photography. He was the first “outside photographer” : the studios hired him to realize photos for the press. He photographed the biggest movie stars.
The vintage fashion photographer Mark Shaw
Mark Shaw (1929-1969) was an American fashion and advertising photographer. He shot the most famous celebrities of the fifties such as Audrey Hepburn, Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly… Besides, he is also known for his photographs of Jacqueline and John F. Kennedy.
