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Stunning Images Reveal How Cecil Beaton Shaped Fashion Photography https://petapixel.com/2025/12/13/stunning-images-reveal-how-cecil-beaton-shaped-fashion-photography/ #nationalportraitgallerylondon #portraitphotographer #fashionphotography #cecilbeaton #Features

Stunning Images Reveal How Cecil Beaton Shaped Fashion Photography

The exhibition features over 250 items.

PetaPixel

Sarah Matthews Nov 4

I’m going to an audiodescribed event for this exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery in London in a couple of weeks, so this was a great read, with some excellent book recommendations at the end #art #cecilBeaton #Vogue #photography #audiodescription #blind https://sarramanning.substack.com/p/why-cecil-beatons-fashionable-world?r=1ri3ym&triedRedirect=true

Why Cecil Beaton's Fashionable World does not turn for me

(Plus ten Beaton adjacent books to read...)

Sarra Manning is reading, writing, procrastinating

Old walker Oct 21

Detail from a portrait of Sir Cecil Beaton in 1937 (aged 32-33 years) by Christian Bérard, oil on canvas. National Portrait Gallery, London, England. Beaton liked this painting so much that he gave it pride of place in his homes and bequeathed it to the NPG on his death in 1980. October 2025.

#portrait #cecilbeaton #nationalportraitgallery #npg #london #england #christianbérard

Jonathan Emmesedi Oct 11

Gary Cooper in 1929

Image: The Cecil Beaton Studio Archive, London

#Photography #CecilBeaton #GaryCooper

Lifestyle | The Guardian US Oct 7

Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World review – a narrow view of beauty from a borderline stalker https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2025/oct/08/cecil-beatons-fashionable-world-review-national-portrait-gallery-king-vogue #NationalPortraitGallery #Artanddesign #Lifeandstyle #CecilBeaton #Exhibitions #Photography #MyFairLady #Fashion #Culture #Film

Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World review – a narrow view of beauty from a borderline stalker

The ‘King of Vogue’ was a desperate social climber and the world on view here seems constricted and parochial. Still, his backdrops are fabulous – usually more interesting than his subjects

The Guardian

Culture | The Guardian US Oct 7

Audrey Hepburn to Salvador Dalí: Cecil Beaton’s bright young things – in pictures https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/oct/07/audrey-hepburn-salvador-dali-cecil-beaton-in-pictures-national-portrait-gallery #NationalPortraitGallery #ElizabethTaylor #AudreyHepburn #MarilynMonroe #Artanddesign #SalvadorDalí #FrancisBacon #CecilBeaton #Photography #MyFairLady #Culture #Film

Audrey Hepburn to Salvador Dalí: Cecil Beaton’s bright young things – in pictures

A new exhibition, featuring images of Hollywood stars and war photography, shows why the ‘King of Vogue’ was one of the visionary forces of the British 20th century

the Guardian

Garry Knight Oct 7

Audrey Hepburn to Salvador Dalí: Cecil Beaton’s bright young things – in pictures

'A new exhibition, featuring images of Hollywood stars and war photography, shows why the ‘King of Vogue’ was one of the visionary forces of the British 20th century'

#photography #PhotoExhibition #CecilBeaton

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/gallery/2025/oct/07/audrey-hepburn-salvador-dali-cecil-beaton-in-pictures-national-portrait-gallery

Audrey Hepburn to Salvador Dalí: Cecil Beaton’s bright young things – in pictures

A new exhibition, featuring images of Hollywood stars and war photography, shows why the ‘King of Vogue’ was one of the visionary forces of the British 20th century

the Guardian

nabooru at KillBait Oct 7

Cecil Beaton’s Iconic Photography Exhibition Showcasing 20th Century Celebrities and Fashion

Cecil Beaton’s Fashionable World, a new exhibition at the National Portrait Gallery running from October 9 to January 11, highlights the celebrated photographer’s pioneering fashion photography that shaped his illustrious career. Known as the 'King of Vogue,' Beaton was a multi-talented artist—fashi... [More info]