BERT STERN

Bert Stern, an elite commercial photographer who helped redefine advertising and fashion art in the 1950s and ’60s but is perhaps best known for his painfully raw and poignant photos of Marilyn Monroe, taken for Vogue six weeks before her death, died on June 25 2013 at his home in Manhattan. He was 83.

KATE UPTON VOGUE BRAZIL COVER JULY 2013

A' LA JOSEPHINE BAKER

Model Rose Cordero as Josephine Baker, photo by Ellen von Unwerth | Hair: Christoph Hasenbein | Make-up: Loni Baur

Model Rose Cordero as Josephine Baker, photo by Ellen von Unwerth | Hair: Christoph Hasenbein | Make-up: Loni Baur

NELSON MANDELA ~ ON LIFE SUPPORT

“As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.” – Nelson Mandela

“As I have said, the first thing is to be honest with yourself. You can never have an impact on society if you have not changed yourself... Great peacemakers are all people of integrity, of honesty, but humility.” – Nelson Mandela

CHER AND DEBBIE HARRY

MAKEUP FOR CHER BY ARA GALLANT. MAKEUP FOR DEBBIE BY LINDA MASON.

OH THE DRAMA - DEATH MASK