Inge Morath: On Style

by Justine Picardie, John P. Jacob (Editor), Inge Morath (Photography )

Witty, playful, and effortlessly chic, Inge Morath: On Style reveals the vital forms of fashion and self-expression that blossomed into existence in England, France, and the United States in the postwar decades. The book follows the photojournalist Inge Morath (1923–2002) through intimate sessions with Ingrid Bergman and Audrey Hepburn; scenes of window-shopping on Fifth Avenue; American girls discovering Paris; the frenetic splendor of society balls; and working women—from actresses to seamstresses to writers—everywhere taking their place in the world. The photographs in On Style focus on an extraordinary period of Morath’s creativity, from the early 1950s to mid- 1960s, with a coda of work from later years. Here are the fundamental humanism, joy, and unerring eye for life’s brilliant theatricality that characterized her work and made her one of the most celebrated photographers of her time.

Genres: Photography, Fashion, Nonfiction

288 pages, Hardcover

Published September 20, 2016

About the author

Justine Picardie is a British novelist, fashion writer and biographer. She is the editor-in-chief of Harper's Bazaar UK and Town & Country UK. Her 2010 biography of Coco Chanel (“Coco Chanel: The Legend & the Life”) was shortlisted for the Galaxy National Book Awards.

Her eldest son is Jamie MacColl, the guitarist for Bombay Bicycle Club.

Ruth Picardie was her sister.

Reviews

[Carolyn Page · Rating 5 out of 5]

A gorgeous collection of black and white photography of 1950s fashion. Both portraits and candids, this coffee table book is a great intro to Inge Morath for the casual observer.

[Karen]

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A compilation of images from photojournalist Inge Morath (one of the first female photographers to sign with Magnum) taken during the ’50s and ’60s. The book features sumptuous photographs of models at the Dior show, American women in Paris smoking at cafés, and Jayne Mansfield in the bathtub.

[patty · Rating 3 out of 5]

A mixture of socialites and famous and not-so-famous movie stars photographed in the 50's and 60's.