In contrast to the posed fashion images so prevalent in magazines, Pamela Hanson’s photographs convey a personal connection and a real friendship with her models who are engaged in fun, joyful activities. As she began her career in Paris in the 1980’s, Hanson roomed with models and tuned into their thinking, ambitions and lifestyles – insight which served her well as her career progressed and she became one of the very few women working in the field at the time. This exhibition and the publication of her book The '90s (Rizzoli) celebrate this distinct period in fashion and includes images that have never been published or exhibited previously. This book and these photographs are “a love letter to the decade that changed everything,” says Hanson, and they epitomize a relaxed and spirited era of style that has never been more relevant today.
