Photo of the week

🎄It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…🎄 George Hoyningen-Huene photographed models in sparkling festive dance dresses like Christmas fairies on a tree for the December 1941 issue of Harper’s Bazaar. At this time, the magazine featured many innovative spreads and artistic layouts, the work of the talented Alexey Brodovitch, art director from 1934 to 1958. Like Huene, Brodovitch was a Russian émigré who had spent time in Paris before settling in New York. #alexeybrodovitch #georgehoyningenhuene #festivedressing #1940sfashion #dancedresses #vintageharpersbazaar #blackandwhitephotography

London’s @nationalportraitgallery is 166 years old today! 🎂 Among the treasures of the NPG’s vast collection is this portrait of Cecil Beaton by George Hoyningen-Huene. Huene visited his friend Beaton at his country home of Ashcombe, Wiltshire, in 1930 and this portrait was taken in the fabulous Circus Room 🎠 #nationalportraitgallery #portraitphotography #cecilbeaton #ashcombe #wiltshire #georgehoyningenhuene #1930sfashionphotographers #vogue #interiordesign #circus

George Hoyningen-Huene’s photographs of Schiaparelli’s spectacular designs feature in the lavish book ‘Shocking! The Surreal World of Elsa Schiaparelli’ published by Thames & Hudson to accompany the exhibition now on at The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris 🎀 #schiaparelli #vogue #hoyningenhuene #fashionphotography #blackandwhitephotography #vintagecouture #dresshistory #museedesartsdecoratifs #danielroseberry #madparis #thamesandhudson

In honour of @parisphotofair this week, here are a few of our favourite creations by Paris-based designers, including #chanel #lelong #paquin #mainbocher #molyneux and #schiaparelli 💕 All photographed by #georgehoyningenhuene #parisphotofair #parisfashion #couture #vintagevogue #vintageharpersbazaar #1930sfashion #blackandwhitephotography

💜 Fashionable Fringe 💜 For Harper’s Bazaar, September 1941 ‘Fringe comes back, fringe to emphasise the narrow line, fringe embroidered in a leafy design around the hips. The white crepe dress: Salon Moderne, Saks Fifth Avenue. Jewels: Marcus.’ #1940sfashion #harpersbazaar #georgehoyningenhuene #classicphotography #blackandwhitephotography #fringe #tuxedo #ballroomdance #americansmooth #saksfifthavenue

🌟 Superstar Saturday 🌟 Katharine Hepburn posed for Hoyningen-Huene in 1934, 1938 and 1940. This sumptuous colour study of the star in green and gold was published in Harper’s Bazaar in 1940. It was the year she starred in The Philadelphia Story, alongside Cary Grant and James Stewart. #katharinehepburn #georgehoyningenhuene #carygrant #jamesstewart #thephiladelphiastory #georgecukor #harpersbazaar #1940s #goldenageofhollywood #1940sfashion #greenandgold #classicphotography

🎥 Movie Magic 🎥 Hoyningen-Huene photographed Gary Cooper taking a break from filming in 1934, the same year the Hollywood star appeared in Now and Forever and Operator 13. This gorgeous vintage gelatin silver print was acquired by @metmuseum in 1987, the gift of Ford Motor Company and John C. Waddell. #garycooper #georgehoyningenhuene #goldenageofhollywood #moviestar #metmuseum #gelatinsilverprint #1930s #1930sfashion #1930scinema

Happy, grateful and proud to be part of Nicola Erni Collection and the amazing exhibition “A PERSONAL VIEW ON HIGH FASHION & STREET STYLE” at NORTON MUSEUM OF ART in Palm Beach. ✨🙏✨ @nicolaernicollection @nortonmuseumofart

Conquer the Monday blues with some feathery finery courtesy of the inimitable Josephine Baker. Portrait by George Hoyningen-Huene for Vanity Fair, February 1931 #georgehoyningenhuene #hoyningenhuene #josephinebaker #dancer #foliesbergere #burlesque #feathers #paris #1920s #1930s #condenast #vanityfair #fineartphotography #blackandwhitephotography

On the anniversary of George Hoyningen-Huene’s death, a powerful portrait by the Mexican artist Roberto Montenegro Nervo. Painted around 1940, Oil on canvas 🎨 #georgehoyningenhuene #robertomontenegro #portraiture #oilpainting #1940

🎀 A Schiaparelli Moment 🎀 Happy celestial birthday to one of history’s greatest designers. Elsa Schiaparelli by George Hoyningen-Huene for Vogue, September 1, 1932 Hoyningen-Huene greatly admired Schiaparelli’s talents. He spent time with her in Paris and Tunisia and photographed many of her dazzling garments. The Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris is staging the magnificent exhibition ‘Shocking! The surreal worlds of Elsa Schiaparelli’ until January 2023, celebrating her unique creativity and the people and movements that influenced her avant-garde style. #schiaparelli #vogue #hoyningenhuene #fashionphotography #blackandwhitephotography #vintagecouture #dresshistory #museedesartsdecoratifs #danielroseberry #madparis

📷 The Artist at Work 📷 A fabulous portrait of George Hoyningen-Huene, born on this day in 1900. This 1937 shot of the photographer at work in the Harper’s Bazaar studio is by Australian modernist Max Dupain. Photograph from the collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Australia. The gift of Christopher Hamilton. Accession number 309.1979. #georgehoyningenhuene #maxdupain #modernistphotography #harpersbazaar #1930s #artgalleryofnsw #blackandwhitephotography

Silver screen goddess Ingrid Bergman (29 August 1915 - 29 August 1982) Hoyningen-Huene photographed Bergman for the first time in 1940 and one of the portraits was published in Harper’s Bazaar on 15 March 1940. It was the start of a decade of blockbuster films for the actress, including Casablanca, For Whom the Bell Tolls, Gaslight, Spellbound, Joan of Arc, and Under Capricorn. She received Oscars for three roles and is one of the few stars to have been awarded the ‘Triple Crown of Acting’ - an Academy Award, Emmy Award, and Tony Award. #ingridbergman #harpersbazaar #vintagefashion #1940scinema #goldenageofhollywood #casablanca #fashionhistory #portraitphotography #blackandwhitephotography #georgehoyningenhuene

Scarf and Gloves by Chanel, Mannequin by Pierre Imans, 1934  ‘At the right you see one of the smartest of Chanel’s ideas for spring – gloves and scarf of taffeta printed in tidy little gingham checks. The ends of the scarf, with their bows, join together to make a crisp chou under your chin. The Aris gloves cross their palms with leather. Photograph by George Hoyningen-Huene’ US Vogue, March 1, 1934 Gabrielle Bonheur ”Coco” Chanel, 19 Aug 1883 - 10 Jan 1971. #georgehoyningenhuene #hoyningenhuene #cocochanel #chanel #gabriellechanel #vogue #vintagevogue #fashiondesign #paris #fashionphotography #1930s #fashionhistory #blackandwhitephotography #platinumprint

🤍 A Celestial Birthday 🤍 Huene’s lover and protégé Horst P. Horst was born on this day in 1906 in Germany. ‘Horst and Natasha Paley, 1932, photographed by George Hoyningen-Huene. A still from a movie - it had no title and no plot, and was never completed - that Huene was shooting. Here Horst has rescued Princess Paley (then married in real life to the couturier Lucien Lelong) from being run over by a taxi in a storm.’ From the book Horst: His Work and His World by Valentine Lawford #horstphorst #natashapaley #georgehoyningenhuene #1930s #filmhistory #1930sfashion #blackandwhitephotography #vintagephotography #classicphotography