Tales

“You can take a picture or you can take a picture. I much prefer the latter.” Arthur Elgort knows how to bring out the best of his subjects, especially when he is taking pictures of [...]

Louise Dahl-Wolfe introduced a kind of naturalism to fashion photography that was not popular at her time. Joining Harper’s Bazaar in 1936 she characterized the magazine for two decades by contributing 86 covers. Working as [...]

“It’s a world, someone’s face. When I capture it, I see the future of the world. I believe with my heart and soul in the power of the image.” Malick Sidibe, the Malian photographer, is [...]

Summer seems so far away during these cold days and nights, yet all we can think of is relaxing by the beach under the warm sun. Richard Rutledge’s vintage fashion photographs capture our fantasy of [...]

Taking a bath can be quite indulgent, especially after a long tiresome day. To draw the perfect bath, you have to make sure the water is the right lukewarm temperature and it has the right [...]

“I like to make people look as good as they’d like to look, and with luck, a shade better.” Norman Parkinson had a candid approach to his photography, and that approach made his subjects always [...]

There was a time when advertising was ruled by glamorous fashion illustrations, and René Gruau was at the helm. Gruau’s fashion illustrations are the perfect mix of simplicity and drama. Drawing you in with bright [...]

“I like taking photographs because I like life. And I love photographing people best of all because most of all I love humanity.” During Horst P. Horst’s sixty-year spanning career he was able to capture [...]

There is something quite magical about an octopus, almost otherworldly. With its fantastic tentacles moving swiftly in the deepest ends of the ocean. This mysterious creature is fascinating to us, and at ecru most of [...]

Beautiful design always catches the eye, but when there is functionality to a dress you feel a stronger bond to the piece. Claire McCardell was famous for her sophisticated and functionally designed clothes, which was [...]