Inspired by the painting
The Garden of Earthly Delights,
Melvin Sokolsky photographed
Simone d'Aillencourt floating over Paris in a Plexiglas bubble for the
March 1963 Bazaar magazine.
The Garden of Earthly Delights (c.1490-1510)
By Hieronymus BoschA special album for the
Bubble Series has been created in
Simone d'Aillencourt's Portfolio Album. Here are a few of the photos:
http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=91037
Simone d'Aillencourt & Melvin SokolskyBazaar Magazine 1960http://www.minimadmod60s.com/gallery2/main.php?g2_itemId=33038
To learn the back story of this famous series (including the involvement of
Ali MacGraw), click on the link to the
Los Angeles Times article
Light as a Bubble from
November 4, 2007:
http://articles.latimes.com/2007/nov/04/image/ig-lookback4
A retrospective of
Melvin Sokolsky's memorable fashion photographs can be found in his book,
Seeing Fashion (Arena Editions, 2000):
Susan Camp
Senior Editor & Archivist
"Bubble Series" Bazaar 1963 ~ Simone & Sokolsky