Horst P Horst: the king of fashion photography in pictures

Straining corsets, daring swimsuits and Marlene Dietrich in full glamour mode ... Horst P Horst was one of the 20th century's master photographers, and this autumn the V&A will celebrate his life and work. As well as his iconic fashion shoots, expect unpublished vintage prints, portraits of Hollywood stars, nudes and pictures from his travels. Model Muriel Maxwell putting on lipstick. American Vogue cover, 1 July 1939. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Dinner suit and headdress by Schiaparelli, 1947. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Marlene Dietrich, New York, 1942. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Dress by Hattie Carnegie, 1939. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Round the Clock, New York, 1987. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Corset by Detolle for Mainbocher, 1939. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate View of ruins at the palace of Persepolis, Persia, 1949. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Reclining model in white swimsuit and bathing cap, balancing large red ball on feet. American Vogue summer fashions cover, 15 May 1941. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Salvador Dali's costumes for Leonid Massine's ballet Bacchanale, 1939. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Patterns from Nature, photographic collage c.1945. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Male nude, 1952. Photograph: Conde Nast, Horst Estate Horst P Horst directing lights and cameras before a fashion shoot with Lisa Fonssagrives, 1949. Photograph: Roy Stevens/Time & Life Pictures/Getty

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