The first major book to celebrate the entire career of legendary fashion photographer Horst P. Horst. The first comprehensive book on Horst P. Horst, this richly illustrated survey accompanies a retrospective of the photographer’s career, spanning fashion, nudes, portraiture, interiors, and art, at the Victoria and Albert Museum. For an incredible six decades, Horst’s work graced the pages and covers of Vogue, beginning in the 1930s alongside luminaries such as Cecil Beaton and George Hoyningen-Huene. With equal admiration for the physical ideals of classical sculpture and the surrealism of Salvador Dali, Horst crafted some of fashion’s most iconic images. Newly researched essays follow the photographer as he captured—and mingled with—the great thinkers, designers, and muses of his day, among them Elsa Schiaparelli and Coco Chanel. Known first as a master photographer of French and British couture, Horst also left his mark on interior and lifestyle photography with his work in House & Garden. This survey traces a career remarkable for its range, daring, and depth.

Susanna Brown is curator of photography, Martin Barnes is senior curator of photography, and Claire Wilcox is curator of textiles and dress at the V&A, London. Glenn Adamson is director of the Museum of Arts and Design, New York. Philippe Garner is international head of twentieth-century decorative art and design and photographs, Christie's London. Robin Muir is a fashion historian and writer. Terence Pepper is senior special advisor on photographs at the National Portrait Gallery, London. Shawn Waldron is senior director of archives and records at Condé Nast. Oliver Winchester is a curator at the Design Museum, London.