I've never understood what the big deal is about Cecil Beaton. Until I read Allure by Diana Vreeland (she was so cool!). She said that his pictures have "opalescence-the quality emanating from an opal, the feeling of being inside an opal." I get it now.
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| Exhibit A: Hoyningen-Huene. Great. |
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Exhibit B: Beaton. Don't you see the light/life/glow/energy coming out of it?!
Another Example: |
Horst. Still great.
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| Beaton. The glow again. |
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| Side note: Beaton. Taken in the 30's. Doesn't it look so... contemporary? |
Photos: Allure by Diana Vreeland
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