Horst

Horst P. Horst, born in Germany in 1906, became one of the world's most influential fashion photographers. Putting his stamp on the international "Vogue" magazine of the 1930s and 1940s, he became known not only for his extravagant fashion plates, but also for his still lifes and nudes, and his renowned portraits of Gertrude Stein, Katharine Hepburn, Jean Cocteau and Coco Chanel. Horst's style reflects the most important avant-garde movements of the 1920s and 1930s, from the Bauhaus to Art Deco. Throughout the following decades he continued to photograph Paris fashion shows, the palaces and villas of high society and international VIPs. This book brings together over 200 of Horst's photographs.