artist spotlight: Norman Parkinson’s fashion photography still bring’s glamour

British photographer Norman Parkinson is best known for his work during his Vogue years-though a bit dated now, these timeless images are still adored by women young and old.  Many of these iconic prints can still be seen in dorm rooms and  apartment’s across the country…despite the fact that they were taken over 60 years ago, they remain a best seller on sites like allposter.com and art.com

Mr Parkinson worked for Vogue as a fashion photographer from 1945-60 and is credited for taking fashion & photography out of the studio and into the urban environment.  His work made fashion more spontaneous and dynamic than ever before and his use of color gave these now vintage prints a fresh, modern and timeless appeal.   Here’s a compilation of just some of his work I adore, which combine ultra-feminine couture and beauty with refreshingly unexpected and exotic locales.

       

 for more information on Norman Parkinson please click here

xo,

Lauren

art imitating life

I love everything going on here- the sophisticated mongolian fur scarf, sleek open back leather gloves, a blazer over black on black (my favorite), coordinating gold hardware and the fun pop of color from the tory burch belt .  Courtesy of ‘The Satorialist’, most of his gorgeous talented shots are taken on the streets of NYC of real women he thinks look great (however, this was taken in Seoul.)  I couldn’t agree more with this pick and this photo is a fantastic combination of  style and art.

xo,
Lauren