Born 1936 in Stepney in the East End of London, English photographer and film director Terence Donovan was noted for his fashion photography of the 1960s. A book of his fashion work, Terence Donovan Fashion, was published 2012.
Fashion photography by Terence Donovan in the 1960s
In the early 1970s, Donovan branched out into film production and it was during this period that he moved his studio to 30 Bourdon Street, Mayfair, now marked by a memorial plaque.
Donovan shot for various fashion magazines, including Harper’s Bazaar and Vogue, as well as directing some 3000 TV commercials, and the rarely seen 1973 cop film, Yellow Dog starring Jiro Tamiya. He also made documentaries and music videos, and painted.
In 1996, Donovan hanged himself after suffering from depression. His last interview appeared in a British photography magazine a few weeks after his death. These amazing photos are part of his work that Terence Donovan took fashion portraits of classic beauties in the 1960s.
Ros Watkins in a fashion shoot for Acrilan, photo by Terence Donovan, London, 1961
Celia Hammond, photo by Terence Donovan, London, UK, September 1962
Marie Lise in satin tunic embroidered with jet over black velvet dress by Hartnell, Celia Hammond in black velvet Empire dress with brilliant pink satin skirt woven with black velvet swirls by Mattli, photo by Terence Donovan, 1963
Nancy Kwan has just had her hair cut in the new look by Vidal Sassoon, photo by Terence Donovan, Vogue, October 1963
Sonia Dene, photo by Terence Donovan, Woburn Abbey, Queen, January 5, 1963
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