Fiona Campbell-Walter (l) and Ivy Nicholson (r) in bathing suit fashion shoot by Henry Clarke,1955, Palermo, Sicily, Italy

Photo Henry Clarke

Henry Clarke traveled to Palermo, Italy, to capture this scene for the January 1, 1955, Vogue. Two models in red bathing suits—one plaid, one checkered—pose on a terrace overlooking the water. Their attitude of complete unawareness gives this work a distinctly natural, unposed feeling.