This week, we celebrate the magic, the fantasy and the surreal as it relates to the human body, dress and fashion. In 1924, André Breton wrote the first Surrealist Manifesto: “Completely against the tide… in a violent reaction against the impoverishment and sterility of thought processes that resulted from centuries of rationalism, we turned toward the marvelous and advocated it unconditionally.” Man Ray would encapsulate these tenants in his work and while he may have turned to fashion photography for financial purposes, he merged fashion and art to awe-inspiring effects. A model poses with Man Ray’s Observatory Time: The Lovers in Harper’s Bazaar, 1936. #theartofdress #surrealism #surrealistfashion #fashionhistory #fashionphotography #manray #harpersbazaar
I came to fashion history via a love for magic, the sublime and the surreal. This week, let’s celebrate the history of fantasy and surrealism in fashion photography shall we? Starting with one of my all time favorite fashion images by the founder of modern fashion photography himself: Edward Steichen. Models Marion Morehouse and Helen Lyons wear masks by the Polish illustrator and painter, W.T. Benda, Vogue, 1926. #fashionandfantasy #fashionphotography #edwardsteichen #fashionhistory #theartofdress
November 11, 1918. Today, we commemorate one hundred years since the end of WWI, the most destructive and devastating war the world had ever seen. “Bells burst forth into joyful chimes, maroons were exploded, bands paraded the streets followed by cheering crowds of soldiers and civilians and London generally gave itself up wholeheartedly to rejoicing.” DAILY MIRROR, NOV. 12, 1918. A group of women joyfully waving Union Jacks on Armistice Day.
IMAGE: TOPICAL PRESS AGENCY/GETTY IMAGES. #worldwarone #wwi #prayforpeace
