grégoire alexandre for 1.2.3 catalog, 2003

fashion in the mirror: self-reflection in fashion photography
the photographers’ gallery, london
july 18 to september 14, 2008
http://www.photonet.org.uk

the current exhibition at london’s the photographer’s gallery looks at the ‘theatre of fashion’.
the show focuses on questioning fashion and beauty through fashion photography that is
self-examining. the works on show have been culled from the world’s most notable
photographers spanning from the 1950’s to the present day. in the works we get a rare
glimpse behind the scenes of fashion photography. as such, the photographers reveal
fashion’s secrets, exposing the industry’s illusions.


karl lagerfeld, harper's bazaar, 2007
© william klein/ courtesy howard greenberg gallery, new york


valley of the dolls, image no. 03, 2005


jonathan de villiers, for l'officiel (paris), 2003
© jonathan de villiers


norman parkinson, at queen, 1962
© norman parkinson archive


twiggy fao schwarz, new york, published in harper's bazaar, 1967.
© melvin sokolsky