Op Art fashion (2)

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Op art (Optical art) is an artistic movement dating from 1950s which plays with the visual perception of the observer. White and black Op Art : The Op Art artist Sonia Delaunay’s creations in the 1920s : Op Art fashion … Continue reading

The French fashion photographer Patrick Demarchelier

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Patrick Demarchelier (born in 1943) is a famous French fashion and advertising photographer. He shot covers for famous fashion magazines such as Elle, Marie Claire and the American, French and British Vogue. Among famous models he shot, there are Christy … Continue reading

Fifties fashion

At the end of the Second World War, women are looking for feminity, elegance and chic. Christian Dior responds to this demand in 1947 with the “New look” (name given by Harper’s Bazaar editor Carmel Snow). The “New look” is characterised by … Continue reading