This book is gorgeous and it brings together art history (costume, fashion and fashion photography) and stunning visuals to help you better understand the information. It balances the amount of information with the pictures you get and that really makes the book stand out.

I really wish the font for the writing wasn't as smaller, it was a bit difficult to read and it makes the information to seem dense and too much, but it's not!

This book gives you an overview of fashion and especially fashion photography from its beginning until today. You can see really a lot of different styles and photographers, therefore this book is really inspiring for everybody interested in art, photography or fashion.

An amazing book about fashion and photography through the ages. All of the photos are beautiful, and makes you wonder how some were achieved without all the photoshop tools that are available to photographers today.
The fashions depicted are a real walk through time, and the historic information is really interesting. A very enlightening book on both fashion and photography

From The Globe and Mail review June 2018:
"Fashion photography can reflect profound cultural shifts, such as the rise of a grittier photojournalism style in the face of crises, such as the Great Depression and the Second World War, or the periods of rebellion and seduction epitomized by 1970s Guy Bourdin and Helmut Newton. This coffee table companion to the upcoming J. Paul Getty Museum exhibition is a comprehensive survey of developments in 20th-century photographic style and taste through that lens, and it’s gorgeous."

This drool-worthy book is a stunning homage to fashion photography by Paul Martineau, curator of many J. Paul Getty Museum exhibitions. Includes 300+ sumptuous photos, magazine covers and illustrations for lovers of art and lavish beauty.

Grateful to NetGalley and Getty Publications for the early read. Opinions are mine.

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This book is an excellent study of the history of fashion photographers and trends from the early 20th century. Martineau explains the transition from fashion drawings to photography and how the great photographers changed the world of fashion and art in each era. For example, Edward Steichen began his career photographing the lavish designs of Poiret but in the 20s he focused on his love of naturalness and simplicity and started taking outdoor shots. He also used chic, independent women models, such as Marion Morehouse and Lee Miller.



A useful book for anyone studying fashion or photography, this contains beautiful photos from each era.



I received this free ebook from Net Galley in return for an honest review.