"François Nars has chosen a longtime muse as the subject of the second of his strategic collaborations: Guy Bourdin. Nars, in addition to having created his namesake cosmetics line (now owned by Shiseido Americas Corp.), is also an avid photographer. The limited-edition color cosmetics collection will “evoke the Parisian fashion photographer’s ambitious, provocative work,” according to the company. The offering, which will hit counters in November, is being produced under a license with Art + Commerce"Yup! So if you spent 8 months last year anxious and waiting to see what the Andy Warhol collection was going to look like.... No? That was just me? I am not kidding. At least once a week I googled and searched wating for sneak peek. Well here we go again! This holidays inspiration/muse? Guy Bourdin! For those of you who do not know, Bourdin was a french artist who worked for Vogue Paris fashion magazine for decades as a fashion photographer.
-WWD.COM
Bourdin worked for Vogue and Harper's Bazaar, and shot ad campaigns for Chanel, Issey Miyake, Emanuel Ungaro, Gianni Versace, Loewe, Pentax and Bloomingdale's. He truly was (and still is) a pioneer of Fashion and one of the greatest and most famous fashion photographers in the world.
Here are just a few images of his:
