By Drew Grant 9/11/12 2:43pm

Photography

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Piel on the set of a 'Vogue' shoot

Model Behavior: Denis Piel Has a Way With Women

You are looking at a photo of a man in a coffee shop. He is wearing a straw hat, frayed around the edges. His hair is white underneath, and long. His hand is grasping a coffee cup, but he is not looking at it. He is looking at someone out of frame, making a gesture with his free hand: fingers extended, palm pointed slightly diagonal and down. The universal sign for “This is the important part.” In mid-gesture, he is animated. He does not seem to know he is being photographed.

This is how Denis Piel might have posed the scene of himself being interviewed about his latest book, Moments. The photographer with the flair for the cinematic is set to release a coffee table collection later this month with Rizzoli. Moments is a series of images, mainly of models and actresses, that Mr. Piel shot on the set of various advertising and editorial campaigns during his tenure in the ’80s as of one the magazine world’s Big Names. Read More

By Alexandra Jacobs 12/18/00 12:00am

Where Have You Gone, Diana Vreeland?

My initial, instinctive loathing for Lucky , the new shopping magazine from Condé Nast, has given way to a grudging acceptance, maybe even admiration. It is tempting to dismiss Lucky , which is really more of a telephone book than a magazine, a 200-page telephone book filled with merchandise hand-picked and baldly showcased by editor Read More