Fashion Photography: Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?

"Whatever Happened to Baby Jane?" is the age-old story; adorable and adored child star grows up to be borderline-personality-laden psycho.

Other themes explored include; deadly female sibling rivalry, agoraphobia and taking financial advantage of the helplessly (albeit murderously) insane.

Of course all of this is great fodder for fashion inspiration...isn't it? Well for some of us anyway. Some of us who find it in Grey Gardens and Sunset Boulevard. You know. Me and you.

Fashion Photography: The Living Doll

As promised last week [see:Fashion Photography: Android Chic], I’ve compiled a group of shots using the “Living Doll/ Broken Doll” fashion shoot theme.

I suppose, as a fashion designer, the appeal of this type of shoot is to focus completely on the clothing. With a blank faced, nearly inanimate model, very little attention is being stolen from your handiwork within the scene. 

This theme also produces an interesting portrait-like effect; more static and “frozen in time” than most modern photography. Of course, an element of playfulness is always key to this approach as well.

There's the Living Barbie approach...

Unfortunately I was unable to find information (in English) on these great photos from the weird Russian photo site - DooDoo.ru:

 Photography by Miles Aldridge (with a bit of Stepford Wives animatronics thrown in)

 

Photography by Paco Peregin:

And the much more common Baby Doll Approach.....

Photography by Becky Sapp:

Photography by Cannibalized:

Photography by Anastasia Aleshin:

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Photography by Philippe Roy:

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Avril Lavigne shot for Prestige Magazine:

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The reigning queen of the Living Doll shoot; model Lily Cole.......

Shot by Miles Aldridge for Italian Vogue.

Shot by Sølve Sundsbø:

British Vogue shoot featuring Lady Gaga: