Richard Avedon / 50-60’s

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Southwest Passage – Sunset Pinks
Harper’s Bazaar January 1951
Photography: 
Richard Avedon
Lillian Bassman
The Wets and The Wilds
Sackcloth and Jeweled
Photography: Toni Frissell
Cover Model: Dovima

 

PREDICTIONS: 1964 – AVEDON

eyes open on what’s AHEAD

eyes – clear, unblinking – looking into the new year with interest and a hint of humor, ready to take on what’s coming – and like it! the wide-open eye, set off by a thick maze of lashes and a delicate tint of lavender – smoky lavender, a good hint at what’s ahead at revlon. lashes, dipped in fabulash, also by revlon.

now in knits: the STRONG SHAPE

slim shock of cerise by larry aldrich
cape hat by halston at bergdorf’s



sky blue swimsuit, fuchsia lined and string-tied by cole of california

wool knit bikini by rudi gernreich

herbert levine clogs

now in knits: the STRONG SHAPE  kimberly

maidenform’s snap of pea green swimsuit, turtlenecked

tasseled, two-piece wool knit dress by cisa
two-piece wool knit swimsuit under cover of v-necked pullover
 rose marie reid
Eyes Open On What’s Ahead
Harper’s Bazaar January 1964
Photography: Richard Avedon

 

AVEDON – PARIS 1956

PARIS BARES THE SHOULDERS
mille-feuille layerings of snowy white net burst into a great ruffly fantail – by lanvin-castillo
strapless in purple velvet over white chiffon
lanvin-castillo
A GREAT WAVE OF CHIFFON
 
 
balmain winds two shades of chiffon – one rosy, one rosier – over the bosom of a straight-shafted evening dress falling in long, sinuous draperies into the hemline; then floats a huge, rose satin scarf from one shoulder
 
WINTER FLOWERINGS, PRINTED ON SATIN
 
 
 
suzy parker wears dior’s full-skirted ball dress of satin flowered like lace in deep gray over red
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
suzy parker in dior’s sea green chiffon crossing in folds at the bosom and knotted high and to the side
THE CAPES OF PARIS
 
 
dior
THE SUITS OF PARIS
 
 
dior
PARIS HAS A NEW HAT
 
 
jacques fath’s plushy, pure white felt toque
 
PARIS COATS: INFLUENCED BY CAPES
 
 
dior mounts the sleeve of his giant greatcoat almost at the waist – and channels its fullness into a narrow cuff

Carmel Snow’s Paris Report
Harper’s Bazaar September 1956
Photography: Richard Avedon



BOB DYLAN 1965

Bob Dylan, the teenager’s troubadour came out of the West to wander restlessly through the country, playing and singing his own folk tunes, like ‘”Blowin’ in the Wind.”‘ More of a words man than a musician, he sets his verbal flashes of insight to simple melodies that hush his audience. Now, five years later, his restless wanderings include brief but profitable stops at Columbia’s recording studio which is releasing his latest L.P., Bringing It All Back Home.
 
Harper’s Bazaar April 1965
Photography: Richard Avedon