His imagery helped write the history of 1990s fashion.
Linda Evangelista posing for the cover of the September 1992 issue, which was Liz Tilberis’s first as editor-in-chief. Patrick Demarchelier.Harper’s Bazaar
, and whose career came to an end amid #MeToo allegations of sexual assault, died on Thursday at age 78.Patrick Demarchelier. Demarchelier, who was born in France, was a classicist: his images of Linda Evangelista, Kate Moss, and Christy Turlington were more like portraits than fashion photographs. His camera seemed to bring something out from within–some inner quality of grace and ease. In the 1990s, he had a friendship with then-editor Liz Tilberis that saw him shoot essentially exclusively for the magazine, helping to construct the signatures of 1990s fashion photography.
His departure from the industry spelled the end of a crisp and understated style of fashion photography, and a new generation of image makers has emerged since to rewrite the codes. Still, his influence can be seen in the continuing prevalence of celebrities in the art form, in which actors and musicians are vessels for runway clothes as often as models.
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