Born 1929 at Gillingham, Kent, British fashion photographer John Cowan was known for his dynamic photographic style which reflected the energetic atmosphere of 1960s Swinging London.
Cowan was a leading fashion photographer during the 1960s. Among the magazines and newspapers he worked for were Vogue, Queen, Harper’s Bazaar, Elle, The Observer, The Sunday Times, the Daily Express and the Sunday Express, the Daily Mail, and the Daily Mirror.
Cowan died in 1979 of cancer in East Hagbourne, Oxfordshire, aged 50. These stunning photos are part of his work that John Cowan took fashion portraits of classic beauties in the 1960s.
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| Model in striped cotton pants by Jaeger, photo by John Cowan, August 1963 |
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| Jill Kennington wearing hooded jersey with shorts by Macinnes Tartans, photo by John Cowan, June 1963 |
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| Fashion shot by John Cowan, Vogue, November 1, 1964 |
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| Jill Kennington in hooded cape by Ben Reig, matching helmet by Adolfo and silvery sequin gloves by Viola Weinberger, standing on Cornwallis Island, Nunavut, Canada, at the Arctic Circle, photo by John Cowan, Vogue, November 1, 1964 |
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| Jill Kennington in ostrich feather coat by George Kaplan, photo by John Cowan, Vogue, November 1, 1964 |
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