“Horst P. Horst (Weissenfels, Germany,1906-Florida, 1999) created images that transcend fashion and time. He was a master of light, composition and atmospheric illusion, who conjured a world of sensual sophistication. In an extraordinary sixty-year career, his photographs graced the pages of Vogue and House and Garden under the one-word photographic byline ‘Horst’.” – Victoria & Albert Museum, curators of exhibition
“Fashion is an expression of the times. Elegance is something else again.” – Horst, 1984
Horst directing fashion shoot with Lisa Fonssagrives, 1949. Photo by Roy Stevens /Time & Life Pictures / Getty Images
Muriel Maxwell, American Vogue cover, July 1, 1939 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Dress by Hattie Carnegie, 1939 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Corset by Detolle for Mainbocher, 1939 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Salvador Dalí’s costumes for Leonid Massine’s ballet Bacchanale, 1939 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Marlene Dietrich, New York, 1942 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Summer Fashions, American Vogue cover, May 15, 1941 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Dinner suit and headdress by Schiaparelli, 1947 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Male Nude, 1952 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Round the Clock, New York, 1987 © Condé Nast / Horst Estate
Images courtesy NRW-Forum Düsseldorf. Installation photo by B. Babic