History of Fashion Photography

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Photography is an indispensable component of fashion. It is both a persuasive tool for selling clothing and accessories and a record of artistic movements, expressions of beauty, gender and social trends. This course traces the development of fashion photography in relation to contemporary fashion, aesthetic influence, photographic styles and techniques, cultural customs and commercial needs. It begins in the 1920s with the growth of periodicals devoted to fashion and continues through the work of the present day.