People in Vogue: A Century of Portraits
Jeanne Moreau by Dan Budnick, 1962
'Baba' Beaton, Wanda Baille-Hamilton and Lady Bridget Poullett by Cecil Beaton, 1930
Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder by Herb Ritts, 1991
The archives of British Vogue define modern portraiture. Its collection remains the essential barometer of the social and cultural changes of the last century. So, portrayed here are the great, the good, and, frequently, the infamous too. "People in Vogue" provides an insight into those who, through talent, beauty, personality or an alchemical combination of all three, set a stamp on their age. From life-enhancers to the great catalysts of change. Princesses and pop stars. Models, writers and actors. Architects and designers. Society beauties and style dictators. Scientists and world leaders. They all appear here, fixed in their time by the 20th-century's leading photographers: Hoppe, Baron de Meyer, Horst, Beaton, Steichen, Snowdon, Parkinson, Bailey, Newton, Weber, Knight, Teller, Testino and others. A commentary accompanies each picture, describing the subject and their allure (or notoriety) in terms of their era, circumstance and lifestyle, frequently with the reactions of Vogue's critics and commentators. "People in Vogue" is a unique modern archive of a century and beyond - as stunningly produced as the people within its pages.
Mrs Harry Payne Whitney by Baron de Meyer, 1917
Fritz Lang on the set of Metropolis, 1926
Lee Miller by George Hoyningen-Huene, 1928
Dolores Del Rio by Edward Steichen, 1929
'Baba' Beaton, Wanda Baille-Hamilton and Lady Bridget Poullett by Cecil Beaton, 1930
Loretta Young by Edward Steichen, 1932
Vivien Leigh by John Rawlings, 1937
Lee Miller by David Scherman, 1945
Ballet Society by Irving Penn, 1948
Barbara Goalen by Emerick Bronson, 1950
Francis Bacon by John Deakin, 1952
Tennessee Williams by Rolof Beny, 1958
Margot Fonteyn by Norman Parkinson, 1959
Sammy Davis Junior by Brian Duffy, 1961
Jeanne Moreau by Dan Budnick, 1962
Jill Kennington by Eugene Vernier in 1965
Jane Birkin and John Barry by David Bailey, 1965
Marianne Faithfull by David Bailey, 1965
Brigitte Bardot by Just Jaeckin, 1968
Yoko Ono and John Lennon by David Bailey, 1971
Bianca Jagger by Patrick Lichfield, 1971
Johnny Depp and Winona Ryder by Herb Ritts, 1991
Brad Pitt by Bruce Weber, 1992
Helena Christensen by Max Vadukul, 1992
Kate Moss and Mario Sorrenti by Andrew Macpherson, 1993
Chloe Sevigny by David Bailey, 1998
The Brit Pack' by Mario Testino, 2002
From left: Stella Tennant in Stella McCartney, Cecilia Chancellor in Luella, Erin O'Connor in John Galliano, Jacquetta Wheeler in Nicole Farhi, Naomi Campbell in Julien Macdonald, Liberty Ross in Clements Ribeiro, Kate Moss in Hussein Chalayan, Elizabeth Jagger in Russell Sage and Philip Treacy, Jade Parfitt in Paul Smith, Rosemary Furguson in Markus Lupfer, Jasmine Guinness in Boyd, Lisa Ratcliffe in Sophia Kokosalaki, Karen Elson in Betty Jackson, Georgina Cooper in Antonio Berardi, Alek Wek in Belville Sassoon Lorcan Mullany, Sophie Dahl in Matthew Williamson, Vivien Solari in Robert Cary-Williams and Jodie Kidd in Vivienne Westwood.