Photographers:
Connections:

Fashion


 
LL/5562
 
Fashion photography is the ultimate site of myth-making, where the world’s most talented practitioners have constructed ideals of beauty, status, and glamour. Luminous-Lint tracks this evolution from early magazine illustrations to the cinematic storytelling of the 21st century.

Membership Access Required

Explore the interconnected biographies of iconic fashion photographers and their influence on visual culture by joining Luminous-Lint.

Contents

Introduction
1Introduction to fashion
2Early fashion photography
Custom
3Boys wearing dresses before they were breeched
Photo-jewelry
4Photo-jewelry: Bracelets
5Photo-jewelry: Brooches and pins
6Photo-jewelry: Lockets
7Photo-jewelry: Pendants
8Photo-jewelry: Rings
9Photo-jewelry: Stick pins
10Photo-jewelry: Political
Photography on fabric and clothing
11Photographs and photo-related themes on fabric and clothing
Items of clothing
12Still life: Fabric, textiles, lace and embroidery
13Headwear
14Footwear
Fashion accessories
15Eyewear
16Fans
17Umbrellas and parasols
Key fashion photographers
18Norman Parkinson (1913-1990)
19Lillian Bassman: Fashion
20Irving Penn: Fashion
Techniques
21Gelatin silver prints: Fashion
Magazines
22Vanity Fair
Fashion houses
23Fashion houses and photography
24Fashion houses: Gianni Versace
25Parisian couture (ca. 1900-1920)
Fashion photographers by decade
26Fashion photographers by decade
27Fashion 1920s
28Fashion 1930s
29Fashion 1940s
30Fashion 1950s
31Fashion 1960s
32Fashion 1970s
33Fashion 1980s
34Fashion 1990s
Fashion and the use of colour
35The rise of colour in fashion photography
Fashion and transportation
36Transportation and fashion examples
Fashion and the military
37Fashion: Accessories: Gas masks
Contemporary fashion
38Contemporary fashion photography
Case studies
39Robinson & Roi: The Famous Glass Dress - Royal Robe of Princess Eulalia

Terms and conditions • Copyright • Privacy • Contact me
Contributors retain copyright over their submissions
In using this website you agree to the Terms and Conditions
© Alan Griffiths - Luminous-Lint 2026