Photo Horst P. Horst – Vogue 1942 Model’s Hands with Jeweled Ring and Watch – Original caption – Model’s hand wearing a diamond-and-gold wrist-watch and a ring of sapphires, rubies, and diamonds, by Cartier, reaches through a circle of torn paper
Photo Clifford Coffin – Model Wearing Vogue Patterns Suit by Balmain – 1949 – Original caption – Model standing in hat and suit-dress, Vogue Pattern 1054, fabric by Balmain Condè Nast Archive
Photo Clifford Coffin
Often associated with Cecil Beaton and Dadaism, Erwin Blumenfeld irrevocably changed the landscape of fashion media throughout his career. Born in Berlin, he worked for Vogue Paris at the end of the 1930s, before emigrating to the USA, where, as a German citizen, he was incarcerated. In 1943, he opened his first New York City studio next to Central Park where he brought his groundbreaking vision of distortion and projection to life. More than a photographer, Blumenfeld was a bonafide creative director who remains highly influential, even in the 21st century context.
Original caption: Model wearing a cotton bra and shorts for the beach, with a skirt (not shown) by Brigance; worn with Bernardo sandals in gold leather – Woman at the Beach – Condé Nast Archive – Photo Cecil Beaton – 1949
Original caption:Model in blue bathing suit floating on her back in a swimming pool. VOGUE
Original caption: Model Carmen Dell’Orefice gazing over her shoulder wearing a beige hat with net, coordinating long leather gloves, and a short Persian lamb wrap edged in fur.
Photo by John Rawlings ‘Condè Nast Archive’
