Types and Expression Characteristics of Model Poses in Modern Fashion Photographs-Focused on Patrick Demarchelier's Fashion Photos-

Abstract

This study considers the correlation between model pose and clothes in Patrick Demarchelier's fashionphotos as well as expression characteristics. The conclusions of the study are as follows. The type of modelpose in Patrick Demarchelier's fashion photos can be categorized into five types: maximized type of upper andlower body part, minimized type of upper and lower body part, maximized type of upper body and minimizedtype of lower body part, minimized type of upper body and maximized type of lower body part, basic type ofupper and lower body part. In case of having examined the correlation between body movement and costume,the clothes in the model pose included in the maximization of the body were formed mainstream by silhouette,which was formed by decorative elements or full drapery. In the model poses included in the reduction of thebody, the costume tended to expose many parts of the body to provide a simple or structural silhouette form. The costume was expressed in colorful form and poses assumed without body movements. The expressioncharacteristics of the model poses in Patrick Demarchelier's fashion photos were sensuality, dynamicity, andsimplicity. First, sensuality was expressed as feminine sensuality accompanying an erotic mood by naturallyemphasizing a woman's breast or leg by reducing the body. Second, dynamicity provided a vividness to theimage as if directly living and moving by highlighting the rhythmic aspect of the body. Simplicity aroused theeffect of paying attention to clothes or other incidental elements rather than the image expressed by the bodyof a model by excluding body movement.