Exhibitions / Vogue Paris 1920–2020
Vogue Paris 1920–2020
Palais Galliera, Musée de la Mode de la Ville de Paris
2 October 2021 – 30 January 2022
For decades, Roger Schall helped shape the visual identity of Vogue Paris. In celebrating the magazine's centenary, the Palais Galliera revisited a century of fashion photography and editorial creation, placing his work within the story of one of the world's most influential fashion publications.
Presented at the Palais Galliera from October 2021 to January 2022, Vogue Paris 1920–2020 celebrated one hundred years of the magazine through more than 400 photographs, garments, illustrations and archival documents. Tracing the editorial history of Vogue Paris, the exhibition explored the magazine's lasting influence on fashion, photography and visual culture
Roger Schall occupied a distinctive place in this history. Between August 1934 and March 1940, he collaborated continuously with Vogue in Paris, London and New York, publishing nearly 1,800 photographs across more than 600 pages in 170 issues. His work appeared in fashion editorials, society features, portraits, beauty, accessories and interior design, reflecting the exceptional breadth of his contribution to the magazine. Throughout this period, his photographs appeared alongside those of Horst P. Horst, George Hoyningen-Huene, Cecil Beaton and Toni Frissell—many of whom he also photographed himself.
This long-standing relationship explains Roger Schall's presence in the exhibition. Today, Condé Nast preserves nearly 300 of his vintage prints in its New York archives, while the Palais Galliera's centenary exhibition reaffirmed his place among the photographers who helped define the visual identity and international influence of Vogue during the 1930s. In 1935, Roger Schall was invited to join Vogue's team in New York, an opportunity he declined in order to preserve his independence and continue developing the agency he had founded with his brother Raymond in Paris.