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The Times did an admirable job of putting together this collection from what must be a gargantuan archive of Bill Cunningham's photos. What made his photos delightful was his juxtapositions, his sense of whimsy, his personality really, and I was happy to see that here even without his words.
absolutely AMAZING....if you are even remotely a bill cunningham fan DO NOT pass this book upit is a wonderful tribute to his workenjoy!!
Lovely tribute to Bill and his egalitarian chronicling of fashion in the city.
Outstanding collection of his photography over the decades, and the section on fashionable dogs & fashion during extreme weather were throughly unexpected and incredibly enjoyable. Bill has left an indelible mark on the New York art and fashion scene for generations to come.
Confession - I was totally ignorant about who Bill Cunningham was. I saw "street" and assumed he was a street photographer. And he is. After a fashion. More accurately, he is was a NYT fashion columnist who took pictures. Must admit that most of the pictures were not super appealing to me. Those interested in seeing NYC fashion in the street should grab this book; I shouldn't have.
Oh, Bill Cunningham! I loved his photos and columns in the New York Times - trying never to miss one. In this book I revisited his "on the street" work. He was great at fashion photography, but he appeared to find shots of people on the streets especially engaging. This book features his street photos 1970s - 2010s. However, because of his fashion work in NYC and Paris, he knew all the designers and models and Vogue editor, Anna Wintour, many of the best-dressed women of New York City,along with...
This man is brilliant!
The shoes! The hair! The colors! Do people really dress like this? Apparently, in NYC they do (Paris, too, I guess). This was a fun book to peruse while having my morning coffee. It was interesting to see all the styles starting with the 70's. You can tell many of these people have a lot of dollars to spend on fashion while others are just putting together whatever they have lying around. I especially loved seeing a very young Anna Wintour. She looked so happy in the 70's!
I love Bill Cunningham's photography; his attention to detail, the humor in his shots are wonderful. I pored over every page! If you like him too, check out the documentary about him with the same title as this book (released in 2011). The world lost a special person with a keen eye and a humble spirit when he died.
I loved the pictures in this book and I seem to know many of the names mentioned. All I knew about Bill Cunningham is some of the photos in Vogue would be credited to him. He was a street photographer, worked for several magazines and papers over his lifetime. His mode of transportation was his bicycle and he lived simply. He did not mix with the glittery world he often photographed.