Extreme Beauty in Vogue

Edited by Phyllis Posnick with an Essay by Eva Respini

Skira, 2009

Extreme Beauty in Vogue, Skira 2009

Extreme Beauty was created to accompany the Milan exhibition of the same title which was produced in collaboration with Dolce & Gabbana.  Over one hundred iconic photographs by the likes of Edward Steichen, Helmut Newton, Irving Penn, Annie Leibovitz and Steven Klein provide a rich history of female beauty in photography.

Vogue magazine investigates the role of beauty in our culture through the superb quality photos of the most significant images of the past 75 years. The photos explore the limits of contemporary ideas of beauty in images by the greatest photographers of this century. The featured prints reveal profoundly sensual and highly provocative narratives that bear witness to our complex attitudes toward female appearance and self-expression.

From the neoclassical figures of Edward Steichen to the unconventional nudes of Annie Leibovitz, the aggressive portraiture of Helmut Newton, and the modernism of Steven Klein, the photographs in this book explore the complex female form and is a Must-Have for all beauty enthusiasts.

Edward Steichen, “Beauty Primer” Your Hands, June 1934