Aperture 122 - Winter 1991

Aperture 122

Fashion offers a constantly shifting notion of an “ideal,” but the relationship of fashion photography to art remains unsettled. Through the eyes and words of fashion photographers and writers, this issue recognizes the enduring value of fashion photography by showcasing images from around the world, images of clothing, beauty, style, and still life.

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0-89381-461-X
Winter
124
9 1/2 x 11 1/4
1991
1991-01-01 00:00:00


Table Of Contents

The Idealizing Vision
The Art of Fashion Photography

Preface
By Anna Wintour
Photograph by Bruce Weber

Perfect Surface
By William Ewing
Photographs by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Edward Steichen, Baron Adolph de Meyer, Man Ray, George Hoyningen-Huene, Cecil Beaton, Martin Munkacsi, Norman Parkinson, Gösta Peterson, Horst P. Horst, Lillian Bassman, Richard Avedon

Blumenfeld
By Richard Martin
Photographs by Erwin Blumenfeld

Fashion Art
By Anne Hollander
Photographs by Jean-Paul Goude, Sarah Moon, Horst P. Horst, Koto Bolofo, Patrick DeMarchelier, Serge Lutens, Deborah Turbeville, Barry Lategan, Hiro, Cheryl Koralik, Peter Zander, Jean Pagliuso, Paolo Roversi, George Holz, Arthur Elgort

Pink Thoughts
By Glenn O’Brien
Photographs by Nick Knight, Pierre et Gilles, Mario Testino, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Stephane Sednaoui, Satoshi Saikusa

Erotic Allure
By Valerie Steele
Photographs by Steven Meisel, Bruce Weber, Bettina Rheims, Herb Ritts, Helmut Newton, Peter Lindbergh, Ellen Von Unwerth

A Conversation with Karl Lagerfeld
By Andrew Wilkes
Photographs by Karl Lagerfeld, Josef Astor, Deborah Samuel, Javier Vallhonrat, Enrique Badulescu, Albert Watson, Max Vadukul, Matthew Rolston

People and Ideas
Video Envy by Kenneth Miller
Unwrapped Reality by Fred Ritchin

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