Cover for Vogue, 1952, by Henry Clarke, consummate photographer of the beautiful women of the 50′s and 60′s…
..and his elegant compositions in black and white…
Henry Clarke
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Category Archives: Fashion
Right On Red
Fashion aficionado and street photographer Bill Cunningham has a few words about black and white, and maybe red, on the streets of New York leading up to the fashion collections shown a few weeks ago. I love his enthusiasm, his eye and his passion for style, never mind his energy at the age of 84. Check out his NYT video here and read more by him at the New York Times……
…and watch this trailer for a completely charming documentary on this focused, original man, ‘Bill Cunningham New York‘ made in 2010 by Richard Press and Zeitgeist Films…
…see my earlier post on him here…
It’s A Shoe In
Two illustrations, one photograph, one pair of shoes…
Carl ‘Eric’ Erickson
Dear Fashion Editors,
Loosen up! If we think we’re so modern, just take a peek at the work that was featured on the cover of Vogue Magazine, from the 1930′s and 40′s, from the gorgeous freestyle typography (see my post on that here) to master fashion artist Carl Erickson‘s fluid illustrations…
Fashion File
A few new illos for my fashion portfolio. What do you think?…
Rene Gruau
Will you just look at the elegant work of this master of fashion illustration, René Gruau (1909-2004), who seems to be the litmus test for every fashion illustrator ever since…
Cathy Daley
Sins And Virtues
Illustrations by Remy Hétreau, from 1945, calls up sins and virtues in these charming drawings. ‘Generosity and Avarice’ starts us off, with clothes by Paquin…
‘Anger and Even Temper’, clothes by Jacques Fath…
‘Greed and Temperance’, clothes by Mad Carpentier…
‘Envy and Altruism’, clothes by Marcel Rochas…
‘Sloth and Activity’, clothes by Madeleine Vramant…
‘Pride and Modesty’, clothes by Lucien LeLong…
‘Lust and Chastity’, clothes by Grès…
…thanks IndiaKnight; as she notes, the sinners look like they’re having a pretty good time……
