70's WHITE GOWN

White gown became a popular option in 1840, after the marriage of Queen Victoria to Albert of Saxe-Coburg, when Victoria wore a white gown trimmed with Honiton lace. Illustrations of the wedding were widely published, and many brides opted for white in accordance with the Queen's choice.
But today you don't have to think about a wedding dress if you wear a long and white dress. It gives more light than a black dress, it's less ordinary and more dramatic than black one, and at the first sight skin acquires freshness.
Many stars have chosen to wear white gowns for photo shoots, red carpet and important events.
Have a look to the gallery below:



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70's silk "charmeuse" white gown

Herper's Bazaar 1974  -  Jean Shrimpton

Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy 1966  -  Jean Shrimpton

Jackie Kennedy  -  Lauren Hutton

Balenciaga 1957  -  Pierre Cardin 1970

Romy Schneider  -  Sophia Loren

Audrey Hepburn in Givenchy  -  Charlotte Rempling

 Dior 1963  -  Dior 1972

Grace Kelly  -  Jean Shrimpton

Catherine Deneuve in "Belle de Jour"  -  Ursula Andress on set "007 Casino Royal"

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FASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS: MELVIN SOKOLSKY

Melvin Sokolsky was born and raised in New York City where he started his distinguished career as a still life photographer. He  started to use his father's box camera at about the age of ten, at age of twenty-one he was invited to join the staff of Harper's Bazaar. Within the next few years he worked as a major contributor to four prestigious magazines: Esquire, the New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, and Show. His photographs of internationally famous personalities have appeared in many of the major museums and magazines worldwide.
Sokolsky lacked of academic technical education, thus he was lead only by his creativity, which pushed him to experiment in a totally personal way. Though he is best known for his editorial fashion photographs for publications such as Harper's Bazaar for which he produced, in 1963, the "Bubble" series of photographs depicting fashion models "floating" in giant clear plastic bubbles suspended in midair above the River Seine in Paris.

Melvin Sokolsky è nato e cresciuto a New York City dove ha iniziato la sua carriera come fotografo di still life. Ha iniziato ad utilizzare la macchina fotografica di suo padre all'età di circa dieci anni, a ventuno anni è stato invitato a entrare nello staff di Harper Bazaar. Negli anni successivi, ha lavorato per quattro prestigiose riviste: Esquire, il New York Times Magazine, Newsweek, e Show. Le sue fotografie di personaggi famosi a livello internazionale sono apparsi in molti dei principali musei e riviste di tutto il mondo. Sokolsky non ha avuto una formazione tecnica accademica,  è andato avanti solo grazie alla sua creatività, che lo ha spinto a sperimentare in modo del tutto personale. E' conosciuto soprattutto per i suoi editoriali di fotografie di moda per pubblicazioni come Harper Bazaar per il quale ha prodotto, nel 1963, la serie "Bubble": fotografie che ritraggono modelle "galleggianti" in giganti bolle di plastica trasparente sospesa a mezz'aria sopra la Senna a Parigi.

"Bubble" - Herper's Bazaar 1963

"Bubble" - Herper's Bazaar 1963

Herper's Bazaar 1965

Marisa Berenson

Twiggy 1967

FASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS:MARCO GLAVIANO

Marco Glaviano was born in Palermo, Sicily in 1942, he started taking pictures at the age of 5. An uncle working in cinema gave him his first camera. Then he worked on lots of different and interesting projects: set design, graphic, a little bit of painting and lots of jazz. His uncle is Gino Severini, the great futurist painter. He studied architecture at the University of Palermo and during the time he developed his interest in photography. In 1967 Glaviano made the decision to pursue photography as a career and moved briefly to Rome, then to Milan and New York City where he established residence in 1975 and where he was soon under exclusive contract for American Vogue, and then from 1982 to 1994 with Harper’s Bazaar. His works also appeared frequently in other American and European magazines such as Elle and Italian Vanity Fair. He has photographed over 500 covers and editorials for these publications. He plays the drums and the xylophone in several amateur avant-garde bands since his teenage years and he also photographed many legendary jazz musicians, including Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Jon Faddis, Red Norvo, Dizzy Gillespie and Tony Scott. His strong interest in digital photography led him to publish the first ever digital picture in American Vogue in 1982. Glaviano divides his time between Milan and New York and that, through the span of his long international career – especially in the United States – has experimented with several forms and means of expression including portrait, fashion, advertising and landscape art. His works have been purchased by museums and private collectors worldwide. He is the co-founder of Pier 59 Studios in New York City.
Marco Glaviano nasce a Palermo, in Sicilia nel 1942, ha iniziato a fotografare all'età di 5 anni.
Uno zio che lavora nel cinema gli regala la sua prima macchina fotografica.  Lavora sad un sacco di progetti diversi e interessanti: scenografia, grafica, pittura e tanto jazz. Suo zio è Gino Severini, il grande pittore futurista. Ha studiato architettura presso l'Università di Palermo e nel tempo ha sviluppato il suo interesse per la fotografia. Nel 1967 Glaviano prende la decisione di perseguire la fotografia come  carriera e si trasferisce brevemente a Roma, poi a Milano e New York City dove  stabilisce la sua residenza nel 1975 e dove presto viene messo sotto contratto in esclusiva per Vogue America, e poi dal 1982 al 1994 per Harper Bazaar. I suoi lavori sono apparsi anche frequentemente in altre riviste americane ed europee come Elle e Vanity Fair Italia. Ha fotografato oltre 500 copertine ed editoriali. Suona la batteria e lo xilofono in diverse band d'avanguardia amatoriali fin dalla sua adolescenza,  ha fotografato molti leggendari musicisti jazz, tra cui Chet Baker, Sonny Rollins, Jon Faddis, Red Norvo, Dizzy Gillespie e Tony Scott. Il suo forte interesse per la fotografia digitale, lo ha portato a pubblicare la prima immagine digitale per Vogue America nel 1982. Glaviano divide il suo tempo tra Milano e New York e, attraverso l'arco della sua lunga carriera internazionale - soprattutto negli Stati Uniti - ha sperimentato  diverse forme e mezzi espressivi, tra cui ritratto, moda, pubblicità e arte del paesaggio. Le sue opere sono state acquistate da musei e collezionisti privati ​​di tutto il mondo. E' il co-fondatore di Pier 59 Studios di New York City.

Cindy Crawford

Paulina Porizkova

Claudia Shiffer

Chet Baker

PHASHION PHOTOGRAPHERS:LOUISE DAHL-WOLFE

Louise Dahl-Wolfe was an American photographer. She is known primarily for her work for Harper's Bazaar, in association with fashion editor Diana Vreeland.
She born in 1895 in San Francisco and she studied art, painting and design before focusing on photography from 1919. In her early 20's she visited the studio of Anne Brigman who had been one of the photographers associated. During the 1930s, she photographed rural life during the Great Depression. Dahl-Wolfe often juxtaposed her models with famous works of art, resulting in surprising and irreverent compositions. Fashion assignments led her to locations around the world, where she posed her models outdoors, in natural light.  Dahl-Wolfe was known for taking photographs outdoors, with natural light in distant locations from South America to Africa in what became known as "environmental" fashion photography.
 In 1936, she joined Harper’s Bazaar and contributed to the major changes magazine publishing and fashion photography were going through with her straightforward and skillfully composed images.  With Diana Vreeland and Carmel Snow, Louise Dahl-Wolfe depicted the new concept of sportswear fashion designed by such creators as Claire McCardell, highlighting a typical American style and a modern active woman - epitomized by a young Lauren Bacall - in outdoors and under a natural light.
She is known for having discovered a teenage Lauren Bacall. She was a great influence on photographers Irving Penn and Richard Avedon. She was also a very fine portrait photographer. Notable portraits include: Mae West, Cecil Beaton, Eudora Welty, W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Orson Welles, Carson McCullers, Edward Hopper, Colette and Josephine Baker. One of her favourite subjects was the model Mary Jane Russell, who is estimated to have appeared in about thirty percent of Dahl-Wolfe's photographs. From 1958 until her retirement in 1960, Dahl-Wolfe worked as a freelance photographer for Vogue, Sports Illustrated, and other periodicals.

 Louise Dahl-Wolfe è stata una fotografa americana, conosciuta soprattutto per il suo lavoro per Harper's Bazaar, in collaborazione con la fashion editor Diana Vreeland.
 Nata nel 1895 a San Francisco  ha studiato arte, pittura e design prima di concentrarsi sulla fotografia dal 1919. Nei primi anni '20  visita lo studio di Anna Brigman e diviene una dei fotografi associati. Nel corso del 1930, ha fotografato la vita rurale durante la Grande Depressione.
 Dahl-Wolfe spesso giustappone i suoi modelli con famose opere d'arte, con conseguente composizioni sorprendenti e irriverenti. I servizi di moda la portano in giro per il mondo, dove fotografa i suoi modelli all'aperto, con luce naturale.  Dahl-Wolfe era nota per scattare fotografie all'aperto, con luce naturale in luoghi distanti dal Sud America all'Africa in quella che divenne nota come fotografia di moda "ambientale".
Nel 1936, entra a far parte di Harper's Bazaar e contribuisce ai grandi cambiamenti che la rivista stava subendo grazie anche alle sue immagini semplici e sapientemente composte.
Con Diana Vreeland e Carmel Snow, Louise Dahl-Wolfe raffigura il nuovo concetto di moda con  abbigliamento sportivo progettato da designers come Claire McCardell, mettendo in evidenza uno stile americano tipico di una donna moderna e attiva -  con una giovane Lauren Bacall -  all'aperto e sotto una luce naturale. Dahl-Wolfe è infatti nota per aver scoperto un' adolescente Lauren Bacall. Ha avuto una grande influenza per i fotografi Irving Penn e Richard Avedon. E' stata anche un'ottima ritrattista. I suoi ritratti  includono: Mae West, Cecil Beaton, Eudora Welty, W. H. Auden, Christopher Isherwood, Orson Welles, Carson McCullers, Edward Hopper, Colette e Josephine Baker. Uno dei suoi soggetti preferiti è stata la modella Mary Jane Russell,  si stima che sia apparsa a in circa il trenta per cento delle fotografie di Dahl-Wolfe. Dal 1958 fino al suo ritiro nel 1960, Dahl-Wolfe ha lavorato come fotografa freelance per Vogue, Sports Illustrated, e altri periodici.

Liz Gibbons as photographer- 1938

Herper's Bazaar - 1938

Mary Sykes with postcards, Puerto Rico- 19338

Night Bather - 1938

Lauren Baccall in Helena Rubenstein's bathroom - 1942

California Desert - 1948

Mary Jane Russell in Dior - 1950

Natalie in Grès coat - 1950

Dior Ballgown, Paris - 1950

Mary Jane Russell - 1951

Suzy Parker in Jacques Fath Gown - 1953

Luki in Balenciaga coat - 1953

Coco Chanel in her apartment, Paris - 1954

Evelyn Tripp, Herper's Bazaar - 1955

AUTUMN FLOWERS

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                   Renewed findings from the coffer of a castle

"The falling leaves drift by the window. The autumn leaves of red and gold"- sang Nat King Kole. Tomorrow will be autumn, I don't see falling leaves, but flowers appear. Autumn flowers, with the colors of autumn leaves, sunflowers, zinnias, chrysanthemums, Chinese Lantern Lily, Alstroemeria, hydrangeas. And also the clothes patterns are dyed with ocher, orange, red and yellow flowers. Warm colors that prepare us for the cold winter months ahead.

 "The falling leaves drift by the window The autumn leaves of red and gold"- cantava Nat King Kole. Domani sarà autunno, non vedo foglie cadere, ma fiori spuntare. Fiori autunnali, dei colori delle foglie d'autunno, girasoli, zinnie, crisantemi, Alchechengi, Alstroemeria, ortensie. E così anche le fantasie degli abiti si tingono di fiori ocra, gialli, rossi e arancio. Colori caldi che ci preparano al freddo che nei prossimi mesi inevitabilmente arriverà.

70's jersey dress
Abito jersey anni '70

Norman Parkinson 1960

Lancetti 1974

Harper's Bazaar 1974

Diana Ross 1972

Vogue 1970

photo Arthur  Elgort 1994

Versace 1997

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