Fashion Photographs: The 1930s to the Supermodels

Irving Penn. Mouth, for L'Oreal. NY, 1986

I was wanting some inspiration and a bit of a daydream moment, and found myself going back into two pasts - that which existed before me, and my own past, to the heyday of the supermodels. It  never gets old - they were larger than life, and so was their hair. Here are some captivating images from recent and current auctions at Christie's:

Cecil Beaton. Fashion Study with Painting by Jackson Pollock, 1951


Albert Watson. Christy Turlington, 1990


Richard Avedon. Elilse Daniels, Paris. 1948

Sante d'Orazio. Kate Moss, 1992


David Bailey. Jean Shrimpton, 1963


Helmut Newton. Cindy Crawford, Admired. Miami, 1991


Norman Parkinson. After Kees van Dongen, 1959


Arthur Elgort. Kate Moss, Paris. 1993

 
Peter Lindbergh. Estelle, Karen, Rachel, Linda, Tatjana, Christy, US Vogue. 1988


Norman Parksinson. US Vogue cover, 1949


Norman Parkinson. Golf, Le Touqet. 1939

Philippe Halsman. Untitled (Models jumping on beach), 1940s


Ellen von Unwerth. Kate Moss, 1995

 
Irving Penn. Woman with Umbrella (Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn), 1950


Peter Lindbergh. Christy Turlington, 1991

 

Not from Christie's, but a fantastic photo of the supermodels. Peter Lindbergh.
Naomi, Linda, Tatjana, Christy and Cindy.
 British Vogue, 1989

And, another from Peter Lindbergh, which he based the Lady Dior handbag ad with Marion Cotillard upon. She got to keep her shirt on (or rather, her John Galliano dress):

Mathilde, Tour Eiffel, Paris. For Rolling Stone, 1989

Comments

[susan tabak]

the photos are just incredible
the super models of yesteryear still look amazing today

susantabak.com

[Fashionable Earth]

Naomi, Linda, Tatjana, Christy and Cindy - the original supermodels showing us how some things never change: http://bit.ly/6C7a44