I get a kick out of imagining the stories behind narrative style fashion photography. And oh, what a tale we could come up with for this one, like a still right out of a 1980’s direct-to-video erotic thriller. Here Helmut Newton shoots a bit of upscale haute couture neo-noir for Yves Saint Laurent/Rive Gauche for US Vogue back in 1985. Gun in one hand, phone in the other, but it’s the woman reflected in the round mirror that unnerves me. Something bad just went down, or is about to…
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