Patrick Demarchelier

Infobox Artist
name = Patrick Demarchelier


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birthdate = August 21, 1943
location = Le Havre, France
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nationality = French
field = Photography

Patrick Demarchelier (born August 21 1944) is a French-born fashion photographer.

Life

Born in Le Havre, Demarchelier has lived in New York City since 1975. He is married to Mia and they have three sons. Since the late 1970's he has shot the covers for nearly every major fashion magazine including American, British and Paris "Vogue". He has also shot covers for "Rolling Stone", "Glamour", "Life", "Newsweek", "Elle" and "Mademoiselle". He has photographed many advertising campaigns, including Farrah Fawcett shampoo in 1978, the Brooke Shields doll in 1982, Lauren by Ralph Lauren, Cutty Sark, and a Calvin Klein ad with Talisa Soto and Giorgio Armani, Chanel, GAP, Gianni Versace, L'Oréal, Elizabeth Arden, Revlon, Lancôme, Gianfranco Ferrè. He was also the primary photographer for the book On Your Own, a beauty/lifestyle guide written for young women by Brooke Shields. Since 1992 he has worked with "Harper's Bazaar", becoming its premier photographer. Demarchelier was awarded the contract for the 2005 Pirelli Calendar.

Demarchelier is referenced in the 2006 film "The Devil Wears Prada", as the "dragon lady", Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep), asks Andy(Anne Hathaway), on her very first day on the job, "Did Demarchelier confirm?", leaving her utterly confused. The first assistant Emily calmly jumps into action and calls his office, replying, "I have Patrick!"

Demarchelier also made a cameo in the film version of "Sex and the City"; he can be seen taking pictures during Carrie Bradshaw's fashion shoot for "Vogue" magazine.

External links

* [http://www.demarchelier.net/home.html Official Site] - Latest work by Patrick Demarchelier