Product Description

Drawn from the peerless archives of British VOGUE and spanning a century, People in Vogue presents 400 images of the famous and infamous, as seen through the eye of the world’s premier fashion magazine.

The archives of British VOGUE define modern portraiture. Its collection remains a stylish barometer of the social and cultural changes that shaped the 20th century. Now, portrayed here are the great, the good, and the not so good. From princesses to rock stars, models to actors, society beauties to world leaders, these are the people who made an enduring mark on their age. And just as the pictures are a Who’s Who of the brilliant and beautiful, the selection of photographers is equally stellar: Beaton, Steichen, Penn, Snowdon, Parkinson, Bailey, and Testino, to name but a few. A magnificent pictorial record of a century and beyond, as stylish as those within its pages. Robin Derrick, Creative Director of British VOGUE, and Robin Muir, the magazine’s former picture editor, are the authors of Unseen Vogue, which PEOPLE magazine hailed as "a stunning visual catalog of fashion."

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #78801 in Books
• Published on: 2005-10-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 352 pages

Features

• ISBN13: 9780316731140
• Condition: NEW
• Notes: Brand New from Publisher. No Remainder Mark.
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From Publishers Weekly
This rich volume could well serve as a photographic history of well-heeled British culture during the 20th century, and there's an interesting story behind almost every shot. Edited by Derrick, British Vogue's creative director, and Muir, the magazine's former picture editor, the assemblage includes 350 b&w and color photographs, some previously published and many that never made it into the magazine's pages. A century's worth of artists, actors, politicians, models, royalty and singers-not all of them British-are represented, including blue-blooded novelist Nancy Mitford, a playful Sophia Loren and Queen Elizabeth as a young princess in uniform during World War II. Also posing are Maria Callas, Lee Radziwill, Vivian Leigh, a pensive Peter Sellers and a diminutive Picasso welcoming Allied soldiers into postwar Paris. While it includes the work of many talented photographers-Lee Miller, Cecil Beaton and Richard Avedon, for example-what helps set the book apart are the intelligent captions, which tell lesser-known stories about each subject and frequently quote the photographer himself. Of Tennessee Williams, Roloff Beny recalled the playwright had a "curiously upper-class British accent" and a discursive conversational style: "I can't remember anything he said." When Lord Snowdon photographed famed romance writer Barbara Cartland, he noted that "she was clearly unimpressed by my small camera and lack of equipment...she kept a store of her own lights for visiting photographers and gave me very detailed instructions of where to place them." This extensive and beautifully designed collection proves the photo archives at British Vogue to be a fascinating catalogue of a celebrity, wealth and success.
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Review
Extensive and beautifully designed…a fascinating catalogue of a celebrity, wealth and success. -- Publishers Weekly

About the Author
Robin Derrick has worked as art director for The Face, Italian Elle, Glamour France and Arena magazines. He now juggles his time between his role as creative director at Vogue and his photography commissions. Robin Muir is a writer, curator and former pic

Customer Reviews

Good review of vogue notorious people!!!
Love the book, brief desciptions and fantastics pictures. I like the fact that its in a timeline format: good refresh of your fashion history, like who was popular and had influence in the different eras.

With Kate Moss on the cover, how can you refuse?
This is a useful compendium of some great shots from Vogue's past. It brings you from the early days, through the "royal" period (gag!) into the 90s. Those who are into art and fashion photography will find the portraits interesting, and the history of the magazine itself is evident in the accopmanying narrative.

Worth the few dollars you'll spend on it.

Extraordinario!!
Muy buena selección fotográfica en una secuencia bien escogida de las principales figuras del siglo XX. Muy recomendable.