Fashion, 'Miguel Ferreras Corset'
Regular price £900.00© Mark Shaw
c.1961
Digital archival print authenticated, signed and numbered by David Shaw, executor of the Estate
Accompanied by a Certificate of Authenticity
A moment of private glamour is captured In this ethereal photo, where a model poses nonchalantly while wearing Miguel Ferreras award winning corset, beautifully back lit and bright this photo was published in a 1961 edition of LIFE Magazine and is a gorgeous piece of fashion history. The corset was part of Miguel Ferreras 1961 Filly By Ferreras collection which was presented to a range of lingerie brands to bid on the rights, with Warner’s making the winning bid, although the price was never publicly disclosed it was reportedly extremely high at the time.
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.
National Portrait Gallery
E.S.
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Harper’s Bazaar
Creative Boom
Life With the Kennedys
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