Clifford Coffin ~ Vogue's "lost" photographer

Jean Patchet, Vogue 1949

 Dovima, Vogue 1950

Below is the first photograph I discovered by Clifford Coffin. The color, angles and imagery peaked my interest in the amazing photographer.

 Vogue 1963

Vogue 1950

Photographer Clifford Coffin (1913-1972) is considered by many as the greatest of Vogue’s photographers. He worked for such magazines as Vogue, Glamour and Jardin des Modes in New York, Paris and London.

  

 Jean Patchett

 Evelyn Tripp, 1954

Mr. Coffin covered the couture collections for Vogue two times, 1948 and 1954, and he took one of the few photographs of Christian Dior at his iconic ’New Look’ collection in 1947.

Vogue 1957

Vogue 1952