cecil beaton

paula gellibrand, 1928

ruth ford in schiaparelli, 1936

katharine hepburn, 1936

buster keaton, 1930

baba beaton, "symphony in silver", 1925

tallulah bankhead, 1927

greta garbo, 1947

jean cocteau a toulon, 1930

wallis simpson in schiaparelli's lobster print dress, chateau de candé, engagement photo, 1937.

mrs. macadoo, 1920s

nancy beaton holding daisy, age 17, 1926

rudolf hametovich nureyev, 1962

orson welles, 1937

marlene dietrich, 1932

marilyn monroe, 1956

lady ottoline morrell, 1927

gabrielle "coco" chanel, 1937

sylvia sidney, 1932

zita & teresa, the jungman twins, 1926

mick jagger, 1968

all photographs by cecil beaton.

icon - the duke & duchess of windsor

so inspirational. such timeless icons. together from 1935 to his death in 1972. they just don't make em' like they used to.

one of the earliest photos of them together, 1935

their first portrait after their marriage at the chateau de cande in monts, france. june 1937

at their temporary home in ashdown forest, sussex, 1939

in bermuda on their way to the bahamas where the duke is to become the governer, 1940

in miami, florida, 1941