In the history of twentieth-century fashion and portrait photography, Horst's contribution figures as one of the most artistically significant and long lasting, spanning as it did the sixty years between 1931 and 1991. During this period, his name became legendary as a one-word photographic byline, and his photographs came to be seen as synonymous with the creation of images of elegance, style and rarefied glamour.Horst Paul Albert Bohrmann
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The Gibson Girls, Vogue, 1948 |
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Reboux hat, Pauline de Rothschild, 1950 |
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Marlene Dietrich, 1942 |
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Mainbocher Corset, 1939 -
Look familiar? Madonna recreated this vision
in her chart topping release of "Vogue" a homage to Horst. |
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Mademoiselle Zelinsky modelling a
Lucien Lelong dress for French Vogue, 1937 |
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Joan Crawford, 1938 |
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Ingrid Bergman, Vogue, November, 1958
The lady with the kissable quote that sent
me on a journey.. |
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Ginger Rogers, 1936 one part of my all time favourite
dance duo Ginger Rogers &Fred Astaire |
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Gene Tierney, 1940 - One of my all time favourites
as I just have this crazy thing for vintage and stylized mannequin heads. |
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Fashion - Lucien Lelong, Bijoux Boucheron, 1937 |
I hope that you enjoy this article and will check out the webpage dedicated to Horst's phenomenal body of work. Black and white photography with the shadow, light, depth just captivates me along with the poetry of the setting and the elegance of the models.
an exquisite post!! thank you for sharing some beauty and class today!!! I needed it!!
ReplyDeleteisn't it amazing the beauty of these photos!! I don't think they would have the same impact in color. xo