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The definitive look at one of fashion´s most influential models

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Patti Hansen: A Portrait gives supermodel Patti Hansen´s short but incredibly influential career serious critical attention for the first time, following her transformation from a teenage model on the cover of Glamour to her reign as a dominating force in the pages of Vogue and on 12 covers. This luxe book catalogs the changing era of 1970s fashion and culture, documenting how Hansen served as muse to a crop of new, up-and-coming photographers including Arthur Elgort and Patrick Demarchelier while making influential editorial images with already well-established photographers such as Helmut Newton. A foreword by Karlie Kloss and contributor essays discuss Hansen´s cultural impact and assess her influence, analyzing the new cultural norms and ideologies that allowed models to be seen as strong, independent, and sexually empowered. With new insight into Hansen´s private life and gorgeous, exclusive images, Patti Hansen: A Portrait is a comprehensive tribute to a model and decade beloved by fashion fans and industry professionals alike.

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"In the 231-page book, assembled by Ivan Shaw, the photography director of the Condé Nast Archives, there´s a famous image of her in a one-piece swimsuit photographed by Arthur Elgort for the January 1976 edition of Vogue. Hansen´s swimsuit is wet and nearly transparent. Her hair is wet, too. Her pose is casual. She´s leaning on a railing overlooking the water. One can see a few swimmers in the blurry distance. The image is sexy because of everything that it is not: obvious, revealing, urgent. Her calm expression is inviting but not demanding. Will she delight in your company? Or shrug it off?" Washington Post

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Ivan Shaw is the director of photography at the Condé Nast archive. Formerly the executive photo director at Vogue, he also contributed to Around That Time (Abrams, 2016).

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