Bill Cunningham, the original street—style photographer from New York who died in 2016, reportedly left behind a secret memoir. According to the New York Times, the memoir is called Fashion Climbing, a reference to Cunningham climbing the fashion ladder. Discovered by his family, the memoir may have been worked on by Cunningham for quite some...
Mar 25, 2018
London - The fashion industry has produced its own pearls of beauty and wonder within the field of cinematography over the years. Considering the fact that the two sectors are both visually driven, it seems only natural that film in fashion go hand in hand. Whether they be in the form of a documentary, a short movie or a fashion-focused comedy...
Dec 28, 2017
London - This weekend was marked by the passing of Bill Cunningham, celebrated and legendary street and fashion photographer for the New York Times. He passed away Saturday night, aged 87, after being hospitalised two weeks ago following a stroke, reported the Times. “It’s not work, it’s pleasure. That’s why I feel so guilty. Everybody else does...
Jun 27, 2016
Legendary New York Times fashion photographer Bill Cunningham died Saturday, according to the paper where he worked for nearly 40 years. He was 87. Cunningham, whose watchful eye brought images of New Yorkers -- from the well-heeled to unsuspecting trendsetters -- to the public, had been hospitalized recently after a stroke, the Times reported....
Jun 26, 2016
In a past life, he dressed Jackie Kennedy and designed fashionable hats. Since then, Bill Cunningham has become a living legend of street fashion photography, a discipline he is credited with creating. His passion is still his obsession: capturing the look. With a watchful eye, a blue workman's shirt worn over his slightly arched back and a...
Oct 1, 2014
"We all get dressed for Bill," quips Anna Wintour in the documentary Bill Cunningham New York. Richard Press's documentary of the "fashion anthropologist" has finally hit cinemas, and found release in London and New York this month. The story follows the famously reclusive 80-year-old as he carries out his twin duties for The New York Times: his...
Mar 23, 2012
Before The Sartorialist, Facehunter, and Garance Dore, there was the NY Times' photojournalist, Bill Cunningham and in recognition for his devotion to chronicling fashion he has been announced as the 2012 recipient of the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence. Cunningham was chosen by a panel that includes Annette and Oscar de la Renta, and Sarah...
Dec 27, 2011
Before Scott Schuman of the Sartorialist, Yvan Rodic of Facehunter and Garance Doré there was Bill Cunningham. The 82 year old loves photography and still works as a fashion photographer at the New York Times. Seen as the founder of street style photography, his life is documented by Richard Press of the Times. The film ‘Bill Cunningham New York...
Feb 25, 2011
