About the Book:

The publication accompanies the exhibition of the same name which opens at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in October 2025. A virtuoso in capturing beauty, glamour, and star power, Beaton’s lens portrayed everyone of consequence in the interwar and early post-war eras. This book spotlights his ground-breaking fashion work, a pivotal aspect of his career that laid the foundation for his later successes.

About the Author:

Robin Muir is a photographic historian and writer on photography. He has curated major exhibitions at the National Portrait Gallery, the Victoria & Albert Museum and the Yale Centre for British Art, New Haven.