Exhibit A: Guy Bourdin

Rating:
Summary: master of depraved-chic
Review: Every fashion person who ever was blown away by the original depraved-decadence fashion photos of the notorious french and italian vogues from the red-hot seventies....will savor this collection of legendary images by a truly visionary master, Guy Bourdin. Mr. Bourdin, alongside Mr. Helmut Newton, changed what was acceptable as an image to sell luxurious designer products. They introduced imagry associated with pornography, violence, surrealism and Film Noir to the fashion magazines and started a trend that will never go out.....even though the versions recreated today no longer have the style, taste or originality of these masters.....an odd statement considering their work was considered "tasteless" by many subscribtion cancelers.
This book could have had better printing quality....and some actual magazine spreads could have been included....but overall, it's a long overdue tome.

Rating:
Summary: master of depraved-chic
Review: Every fashion person who ever was blown away by the original depraved-decadence fashion photos of the notorious french and italian vogues from the red-hot seventies....will savor this collection of legendary images by a truly visionary master, Guy Bourdin. Mr. Bourdin, alongside Mr. Helmut Newton, changed what was acceptable as an image to sell luxurious designer products. They introduced imagry associated with pornography, violence, surrealism and Film Noir to the fashion magazines and started a trend that will never go out.....even though the versions recreated today no longer have the style, taste or originality of these masters.....an odd statement considering their work was considered "tasteless" by many subscribtion cancelers.
This book could have had better printing quality....and some actual magazine spreads could have been included....but overall, it's a long overdue tome.

Rating:
Summary: A great first collection.
Review: This sample of Guy Bourdin's work is an interesting glimpse of some of his photographs. Little known in America, Bourdin was well known in the world of fashion photography and often copied by well known, popular photographers. This selection offers a taste of his work and a hint of what will follow in further releases of his photographs.

Rating:
Summary: A great first collection.
Review: This sample of Guy Bourdin's work is an interesting glimpse of some of his photographs. Little known in America, Bourdin was well known in the world of fashion photography and often copied by well known, popular photographers. This selection offers a taste of his work and a hint of what will follow in further releases of his photographs.