Sophie Malgat - the wife of the film director Anatole ‘Tola’ Litvak—was one of the rare models who starred on the catwalk and had ''cover girl'' status in magazine editorials. ''Sophie knew how to move in clothes and how to pose,'' says Brigitte Tortet. ''She defined truly elegant.'' Shaw photographed her in the Jardin d’Hiver of Christian Dior’s hôtel particulier on boulevard Jules Sandeau in Paris’s 16th arrondissement.
1953, Evening dress, Autumn-Winter 1953 Haute Couture collection, Vivante line.
photo © Mark Shaw.
...Titled ‘‘Dior Glamour: 1952-1962’’, the book contains black-and-white and colour photographs (including some of the very first fashion photographs ever shot in colour). Many of these images have never been published before, having only recently been found in a hidden vault by Mark Shaw’s estate.
Mark Shaw’s photographs fully capture the drama and elegance of the period as he enjoyed the privilege of being allowed backstage at Dior’s fashion shows....
He is considered to have revolutionised fashion photography, because of his wide takes which added context and character to the fashion and the subject he was shooting...