Helmut Newton
Marilyn Grabowski, Playboy, 1993
Helmut Newton has earned himself the epithet, the “King of Kink,” for bringing unabashed nudity and sexuality to the fashion world. With his photos hitting the pages of Vogue for decades, his penchant for sexuality has continually pushed the boundaries of photography, fashion, and advertising. Here, Marilyn Grabowski, photo editor of Playboy magazine for over forty years, sits adorned with one of her female subjects. As Helmut brought kink to the fashion world, Grabowski conversely brought fashion to kink. In this polaroid, the two aesthetic geniuses and tastemakers meet halfway, at the crossroads they had been paving for their entire careers. One of Helmut Newton’s largest retrospectives just concluded this September at the Foam Fotografiemuseum Amsterdam.
Signature: Signed “Love from Helmut”