models of influence 50 women who reset the course of fashion by nigel barker

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Overview

Nigel Barker—fashion authority, photographer, and host of Oxygen's The Face —presents 50 of the most influential models from the 1940s to today through a wealth of full-color photographs from the world's most renowned fashion photographers and an anecdotal text that reveals each woman's indelible place in the pantheons of fashion and popular culture..

About the Author

Nigel Barker is a fashion photographer whose images have been printed in many major magazines. The host of Oxygen's The Face, Nigel was also a judge on America's Next Top Model for nine years.

From the Back Cover

In Models of Influence, photographer, television host, and fashion authority Nigel Barker profiles fifty of the most noteworthy models from the 1940s to the present, revealing how their look or way of modeling not only made an indelible stamp on the industry but also influenced fashion design, the popular way of dress, and notions of female beauty worldwide..

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Who wrote Models of Influence?

Nigel Barker used his expertise and storied career in modeling, photography and judging would-be models on America's Next Top Modelto write the actual book on all things models, Models of Influence: 50 Women Who Reset the Course of Fashion. See 15 of the standout images from the tome before it goes on sale on February 11, and hear from the author in BAZAAR's interview with him here.

Who photographed Kate Upton?

Kate Upton photographed by Max Vadukul and Sebastian Faena, 2012

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