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On 11.04.09, In M.L., By lia
On 11.01.09, In M.L., By lia
She is now one of the most great fashion photographers.
“The photographs in this book were made by a woman who raised two children, who played poker, drank spirits, smoked, danced the lindy-hop in Harlem, loved the beach in Fire Island, liked clothes, had style.”
-Martin Harrison
He comment on her latest book.
Lillian Bassman was born June 15, 1917 in Brooklyn New York.
She studied in Manhattan graduated 1933. She meet another photographer and husband Paul Rimmel, she got married in 1935.
She work most of her carrier life in Bazzar (junior and harpers) she help introducing some photographer like: Richard Avedon, Robert Frank, Louise Faurer and Arnold Newman. Her work was published most in bazzars by 1950-1965. She started doing black and white photography by the influence or better said the giddiness of a Russian named: Alexey Brodovitch.
After stopping for a while they find a suitcase full of all films, after the 90’s she starter taking pictures with a digital camera. She is using creative new work abstract color photography.
Her photography is appreciated by the contrast between white and black, geometric and the camera, angles and the finished photos have an particular style that make her, her own style.
The 92 year old artist’s best work are now collected into one book; Lillian Bassman Women by Deborah Solomon. The truly inspirational artist’s photographs have been published since her debut as a fashion photographer in the 1940s
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Her style and elegance made her Unique
“Her style was the style of greatness, and because she was unrivaled, her influence, was felt around the world”
-Carolina Herrera
“Jacqueline Kennedy has given the American people… one thing they have always lacked: Majesty.”
-Lady Jean Campbell
BIO
She was born in July 28 of 1929, Southampton, New York. Trough out her life she developed her passion for equestrienne.
She got married on September 12, 1953 at St. Mary’s Church with (at the time) Senator John Kennedy. They had 4 children witch of those 1 was a stillborn, and the other had infant respiratory distress syndrome. Caroline (Married with Edwin Schlossberg they have 3 children) and John jr. (Married to Carolyne Bessette, Both died on a plane crash July 16, 1999)
In 1961 she became the first of the first ladies, she became a legend, for the fashion industry she has been an icon, her style and elegance, many people say that she was unique.
November 21, 1963 was the day of the assassination of the president John F. Kennedy, her third lost tragedy.
In October 20, 1968; she got married with Aristotle Onassis, it was a shock for the world but an understanding situation, she wanted to go away from the united states and the fact she thought it was dangerous for her and her children to stay in the USA.
The tragedy strikes again with an air crash Onassis son died, after that Aristotle was so depress he did not support that much of suffering and he died in Paris march 15, 1975.
She settle down been an editor, she always had the passion for writing and reading. Also she was a very important activist for the reservation of important and historical buildings in United States.
She was diagnose for a non-Hodgkin’s syndrome, she died on may 19, 1994, his son quoted she was surrounded by everyone and everything she loved.
IMPACT ON FASHION
She first starter by the help of the French designer Oleg Cassini, her style made her unique, the loosely cut dress coats, sleeveless shift dress with a matching coat, sparingly, gloves, pearls, clutch handbags. She avoid the patterns and strong colors, she used soft pastels.
By the time she became Jacki O. she added the over size sunglasses, outsize bags, wide leg pantsuits, large jackets, silk head scarves and some times she used jeans in public, she starter to be more eccentric and liberal, the colors and accessories change.
Her impeccable style and incredible mind of doing her own thing gave her the eternity of style.
QUOTES
Even though people may be well known, they hold in their hearts the emotions of a simple person for the moments that are the most important of those we know on earth: birth, marriage and death.
-Jackie Kennedy
I want to live my life, not record it.
-Jackie Kennedy
I’ll be a wife and mother first, then First Lady.
-Jackie Kennedy
Sex is a bad thing because it rumples the clothes.
-Jackie Kennedy
What is sad for women of my generation is that they weren’t supposed to work if they had families. What were they going to do when the children are grown – watch the raindrops coming down the windowpane?
-Jackie Kennedy
Maybe she is resting in the Airlington national cemetery, but for us fashionistas she is everywhere, she is in every season, every accessories she lives among her legacy of elegance and specially her style, her love to do the things she love by her own way and her own terms.
Fashion now + Jacqueline Kennedy:
WWD
On 10.01.09, In M.L., By lia
Oct 12.
-Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis-
