Classic Modeling Shots (Africa) CMS

Isabel Toledo Spring 1986 Show: Tank top and high-waist, belted skirt at the Isabel Toledo Spring/Summer 1986 show. Photographer Bill Cunningham watches from the front row. Date: November 14, 1985. Image: Tony Palmieri/Conde Nast


Bruce Olfield Fashion Show. Bruce Oldfield celebrates with models after his Spring 1974 collection show for Bendel Studio. Date: November 09 1973. Image: Pierre Schermann/Conde Nast


Wanakee and Karen Alexander: Karen Alexander (L) wearing a jeweled collar necklace by Steven Rosen. Wanakee wearing earrings by Gindi and a beaded shirt by Oscar de la Renta. Date: April 1985. Location: New York. Image: Denis Piel/Conde Nast.


Lanvin Floral Trouser: A model wears a sleeveless, cropped top and slim-fitting pants, designed by French fashion designer Jules-Francois Crahay for the Lanvin fashion house. ca. 1967. Image: Lancaster/Hulton Deutsch Collection.

Classic Fashion Modelling Shots

Talitha Getty seated on steps wearing Moroccan copper crown, Berber wedding dress, and canvas boots from London. Photographer: Maurice Hogenboom. Location:Marrakech, Morocco. ca. April 1971. A Conde Nast Archive


J. Paul Getty, Jr. and wife Talitha, wearing Moroccan caftans on the terrace of their holiday home in Marrakech. Photographer: Patrick Lichfield, ca January, 1970. Location: Marrakech, Morocco. A Conde Nast Archive


Yves Saint Laurent Exbition: Vogue fashion editor Andre Leon Talley and super model Iman arriving at the opening of the Metropolitan Museum of Arts Exhibition on YSL. Photographer: Tony Palmieri. Date: December 06, 1983. Location: Manhattan, New York, New York. A Conde Nast Archive


Model Beverly Johnson sitting on a rocky beach, wearing a textured knit cardigan by Bonnie Casin's Knittery, with white cotton panta by Jones, a choker neclace and a white bangle bracelet. Photographer: Francesco Scavullo. Location: New York, New York. Date: December 1975. A Conde Nast Archive


Fashion designer Stephen Burrows with model Beth Ann Harding at the opening party for Tommy. Photographer: Sal Traina. Date: March 18, 1975. Location: New York, New York. A Conde Nast Archive

Classic African Modelling Shots

Women model African inspired fashions for sell at an African American festival held in Brooklyn. Image: Gideon Mendel.


Iman wearing an off-the shoulder white blouse and gold band necklace; her hair is pulled back. Image: Francisco Scavullo. Location: New York, New York. Date: May 1977. A Conde Nast Collection


Portrait of traditional Maasai man. Image Jake Warga. Location: Kenya. (Undated)


Model leading horse and small caravan with the ancient Egyptian Temple of Luxor in the background. She wears a white suit by Evan Picone, hat by Betmar, and sunglasses by Renauld. Date: June 1964 Image: Sante Forlano Location: Luxor, Egypt. A Conde Nast Collection.


An Algerian woman models a headdress worn only on festive occasions IMAGE:© Gervais Courtellemont/National Geographic Society/Corbis DATE PHOTOGRAPHED: 1928 LOCATION: Algeria


Willi Smith Dress. Fashion designer Willi Smith presented this polka dot bubble dress during his fall fashion show on March 30, 1987. A Bettmann Collection