Eugene ‘Gene’ Vernier (1920–2011) worked as a fashion photographer for British Vogue from 1954 to 1967, during one of the most exciting periods in fashion history.
Fashion photography by Eugene Vernier in the 1950s
Shooting of-the-moment looks from the likes of Christian Dior and Emilio Pucci and top models including Celia Hammond, Jean Shrimpton, and former Vogue creative director Grace Coddington, Vernier worked with some of the biggest names in the industry. Yet he was relatively unconcerned with celebrity. Interested only in bringing out the very best in each frame, he was a true craftsman in the fashion photography trade.
Vernier shot mostly in black-and-white, and his trademark “look” is one of classic femininity. He sought to capture models when they were relaxed, enjoying the clothing, and confident that their photographer would show both only at their best.
These beautiful photos are part of his work that Eugene Vernier took fashion portraits of classic beauties in the 1950s
Jane Ingram is wearing silk satin cocktail dress, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, 1954
4 Model in all-white wool hopsack dress with large fringed collar by Corvette, topped by a piqué pull-on hat, a bib of beads completes the look, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, May 1954
Model in shorts, button-through skirt and halter top, to wear whole or separately, in navy on white ticking by Estrava, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, July 1954
Model in willow-green shantung dress by Dorville, straw topee with ribbon by Dorothy Carlton, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, April 1, 1955
Mollie Vernier wearing China-blue flowered hat by Simone Mirman, pewter lizard-skin bag from Finnegans, blue and smoke pearl brooches and earrings by Adrien, photo Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, April 15, 1955
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