Peter Lindbergh. on Fashion Photography. 45th Ed.

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Unique fashion storytelling that first launched the supermodels, German photographer Peter Lindbergh's iconic 1989 shoot of five young models in downtown New York City produced not only the memorable British Vogue January 1990 cover but also the birth certificate of the supermodels. This image marked the dawn of a new fashion era and a fresh understanding of female beauty. Coinciding with a major retrospective at Kunsthal in Rotterdam, this book compiles over 400 images spanning four decades of Lindbergh's photography, celebrating his groundbreaking storytelling and the romantic, narrative vision he introduced to art and fashion. Through striking portraits and dramatic scenes, we explore Lindbergh's cinematic style and his provocative engagement with female archetypes, depicting subjects as dancers, actresses, heroines, and femmes fatales. His raw, seductive monochrome images redefined beauty standards by highlighting spirit and personality alongside looks, honoring the elegance and sensuality of older women, and prioritizing natural beauty in an age of heavy retouching. Commentaries from collaborators like Jean Paul Gaultier, Nicole Kidman, and Anna Wintour contextualize Lindbergh's illustrious status in the fashion world, revealing what makes his work so unique and powerful.