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November 29, 2008

Fashion Photographs: The 1930s to the Supermodels

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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:

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

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Albert Watson. Christy Turlington, 1990

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Richard Avedon. Elilse Daniels, Paris. 1948

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Sante d'Orazio. Kate Moss, 1992

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David Bailey. Jean Shrimpton, 1963

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Helmut Newton. Cindy Crawford, Admired. Miami, 1991

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Norman Parkinson. After Kees van Dongen, 1959

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Arthur Elgort. Kate Moss, Paris. 1993

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

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Norman Parksinson. US Vogue cover, 1949

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Norman Parkinson. Golf, Le Touqet. 1939

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

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Ellen von Unwerth. Kate Moss, 1995

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

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Peter Lindbergh. Christy Turlington, 1991

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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):

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

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

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