Coming into Fashion: A Century of Photography at Condé Nast - Tapa dura

'Proves that great photography never goes out of style ... the most successful images on these pages - and many of them are the finest of their kind in the world - arouse a powerful response' - Independent 'A sumptuous study of the body as a work of art' - Observer 'An indispensable survey of the great Vogue photographers ... What makes this book so valuable is that it makes clear that the Vogue eye has been not only a great entertainment, but a true visual education' - Sunday Times 'The mark of a truly great fashion photograph? When it makes you shiver ... this new book shows the most sublime from the past 100 years. ... contemplating these pictures leaves your mind free to wonder over the extraordinary swings in the representation of women that have taken place through our recent history' - Sunday Telegraph 'Breathtaking images ... A wonderful reminder that behind all the tantrums and egos, fashion and photography make the perfect marriage of two inspirational art forms' - Daily Mail

Fashion photography is said to have begun with the distinguished American photographer Edward Steichen in 1911, and in the more than hundred years since then the genre has attracted some of the most talented photographers in the history of the medium. Many of them started their careers thanks to the editors and art directors of Vogue, Glamour and other Condé Nast publications. This book, featuring the work of 85 of the great fashion photographers past and present, drawn from the Condé Nast archives in New York, Paris and Milan, illustrates the early work of such celebrated practitioners as Cecil Beaton, Irving Penn, David Bailey, Helmut Newton, Corinne Day, Ellen von Unwerth and Mario Testino that appeared in the pages of the companys magazines. The book is arranged chronologically from 1910 to 2010, and each plate section is interleaved with texts that recount the major photographers of the period and the changing styles of photography and fashion. The book also includes an interview with Franca Sozzani, the editor-in-chief of Vogue Italia, essays by Olivier Saillard and Sylvie Lécallier from the Musée Galliera, Paris, and an introduction by author Nathalie Herschdorfer, photography historian and curator. A brief biography of each photographer is included at the back of the book.