Beauty Shop, New York 1939 |
"An artificial smile
of premade beauty...
There will always be
a shopping window
before your hungry
consumer eyes.."
Shop Sign: Shoe (version A), New York 1939 |
"Big, enormous signs....
Leaders of your way...
Marching your march...
While carrying them
on your tiny shoulders..."
Dior Black Suit, Paris 1950 |
"Woman in style...Man in mentality...
Play the role of your own personality"
*Images are copyright of the Irving Penn Foundation
Irving Penn (1917-2009) is best known as a fashion photographer, but above all he was an artist.
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