The Role Of Women In Fashion Photography

For a successful photograph, every single object is actively involved, with professionals, professional experiences and creativity in their respective fields. That objects are clothes and accessories which are exhibited in fashion photographs. In a way which that products are displayed and the context in which they are displayed is the determining of factors in the formation of the photographs. For this reason, it is important that fashion photographs are taken according to a specific concept. It is also important to make them interesting. The styles in which each garment has different functions and even the philosophy of the fashion designer is determinative in determining this concept.

Fashion photos can be taken in different environments.

It was in the beginning of the last century when fashion photography has started, Vogue Magazine and Harper’s Bazaar had a big effect, along the years, display to the world the amazing fashion photographs. It almost goes without saying that the 1960’s were a time of huge confusion. Vietnam, civil rights, the Cold War, changing fashions, the space race, Woodstock, certainly a lot to pack into one decade. After the Second World War, fashion goes through theatrical variations, and innumerable new designers emerged in the 1950’s and 1960’s. They were ground-breaking, inventive, brave and insolent. 60’s fashion belonged to London, England. This expanding demand for fashion, allied to changes in social and moral values, had a major impact on fashion photography. The best young photographers such as David Bailey, Terence Donovan and Brian Duffy enjoyed that rapid increasing fees and status. They helped to give a shape to the mythical images of London mostly in the 1960, where fun and sex could be had, where dreams could come true. These photographers represented the young, working-class, heterosexual new face of fashion photography. Bailey became almost as much famous as the celebrities which he photographed. His reputation was backed up by a talent for composition that incorporated stark white backgrounds, and strong female

It 's not without reason because female models typically dominate the fashion scene. Certain models were often used by some brands especially during this period. For instance, Lesley Hornby or more mostly known as Twiggy is an English model who is known for her big eyes, long eyelashes and short hair. 60’s were only ten years but in the period of 10 years a lot of shameful turning happened from the Music to the Fashion. A decade where the world is focused to change and most probably therefore Twiggy made an enormous change in fashion history. Twiggy is considered as the first supermodel and a fashion icon of the 60 's. She was named the face of 1966 by the Daily Express newspaper. She seemed on the cover of loads of top fashion magazines, with the inclusion of Elle and British Vogue. For the first time in 60’s, mannequins were as important as fashion creators. Within the scope of the new silhouette offered by Twiggy; the image of weakness, the uncertain chest line, the super mini-skirts and the makeup style of the eye that takes the name of the subject model have all affected the fashion world. Twiggy has really become a fashion icon and many young girls at that time have tried to resemble