Fashion, 'Backstage at Pierre Balmain Couture Show, No.II'

© Mark Shaw
Paris, France. 1954
Digital archival print authenticated, signed and numbered by David Shaw, executor of the Estate
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity

'A garment made by Pierre Balmain was the very quintessence of haute couture.' Diana Vreeland for Vogue Magazine

‘In 1954, when Pierre Balmain was approaching the apogee of a four-decade career, the French couturier was counted among the Big Three of Parisian fashion, along with Christian Dior and Jacques Fath. A garment made by Pierre Balmain was the very quintessence of haute couture.' Vogue Magazine

Although best known for his work with John F. Kennedy and family, Mark Shaw’s impressive oeuvre also includes fashion photography for both runways and publications. This photograph depicts a rare glimpse at the underbelly of Paris’s prestigious couture fashion shows, in this case Pierre Balmain’s iconic 1954 Fall collection.

Mark Shaw’s body of work can be found in the collections of many prominent photography collectors. Ralph Lauren, Tommy Hilfiger, Cindy Crawford, Jennifer Aniston, and Martha Stewart are among the well-known figures who own his vintage or posthumous prints. Some of Mark Shaw’s most beautiful photography work was commissioned by fashion houses over a ten-year period. After working in still photographic film for over twenty years, Shaw embraced a new challenge, by 1965 Shaw was an active film director filming award winning commercials for television and working as a photographic consultant to film directors.

Mark Shaw’s vintage silver gelatin prints were all produced under his supervision. There are a limited number of these prints available for sale and are mainly one off prints. Most works depict the Kennedy family. There are a few vintage prints available of Audrey Hepburn, Coco Chanel and other celebrities. They were produced during the 1950s and early 1960s.

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