You hit me with a flower

A small sample from a Bridal fashion photography book printed in 1984.



A sad bride.


Diana, princess of Wales, not much is better than her whole ensemble.


Grace Coddington in the early 60s.

I'll be the parcel if you'll be my sorter

Gia on one of those rare (and all too brief) fashion shoots when her James Deam quality was tangible. Bracelets by Robert Lee Morris.


Necklace by Cara Croninger.


Possibly one of the last Dior ads shot by Chris von Wangenheim.


The pirate look of 1981.

Visited only by moonlight

Sarah Moon's beautiful study of Louise de la Valliére, the Sun King's mistress, of whom it was said that she should be visited only by moonlight - and in this image it looks like even that was too much. This is one of the rare occasions when I don't think there is any description of what the model in question is wearing. Like all the images in this post it stems from December 1981.



Jerry Hall was the face for YSL's Opium for a number of years. Possibly, the first one came out in 1977.


Halston fragrance.


Rosemary McGrotha showing us all how to best devour shellfish.

Of Serpents and Models

In 1981 Natassja Kinski posed for Richard Avedon for a seminal shot featuring herself in a cold embrace with a boa constrictor. Though she looked like the innocent, Natassja herself had allegedly suggested this particular prop, with the idea of herself portraying Eve.

Now, 29 years later, Lara Stone is on the cover of Interview, shot by Mert and Marcus, in another serpent embrace, this time considerably more lustful on the part of the model. Instead of looking like the sacrifice in a satanic ritual, like Natassja, she looks like Cleopatra toying with an accessory. Or, awaiting that deadly chest bite.


Natassja Kinski, Richard Avedon, 1981


Lara Stone, Mert and Marcus, 2010


Images from nostalgiakinky.blogspot.com and thefashionspot