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Beyond Fashion: Models, Mischief, and The Amazing Eye of Gosta Peterson

He photographed Twiggy and other models for glossy fashion magazines, but Gosta Peterson's photographs are refreshingly far from conventional.

Gosta Peterson

By Lizzie CrockerSep 10, 2014

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson1_v3zueb — Location: New Mexico Date: 1971 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson2_gsutfd — Location: Twiggy in New York Date: 1971 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson3_tbxwuc — Location: Central Park, New York City Date: 1965 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson4_qktsxu — Date: 1965 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson5_zujast — Location: Salvador Dalí in New York City. Date: 1971 Client: Esquire
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson6_mzsxy7 — Location: Naomi Sims outside Metropolitan Museum. Date: 1967 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson7_dad7py — Date: 1966 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson8_flr9vd — Location: Long Island, New York Date: 1982 Client: GQ
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson9_awpts3 — Location: Baden-Baden, Germany Date: 1979 Client: Neiman Marcus
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson10_bvayil — Location: Portugal Date: 1966 Client: Harper's Bazaar
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson11_vgp8ge — Location: Brooklyn, NY Date: 1971 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson18_uayvpm — Date: 1969 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson12_wekhww — Date: 1967 Client: The New York Times
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson13_ymkjff — Date: 1971 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson14_wc42to — Location: Florida Date: 1969 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson15_i5g8xu — Location: Central Park Date: 1978 Client: L'Official
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson16_ola2ob — Location: Springs, Long Island Date: 1964 Client: Mademoiselle
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson17_efpm7f — Location: Baden Baden, Germany Date: 1979 Client: Neiman Marcus
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson19_h0gseh — Location: New York City Date: 1964 Client: Harper's Bazaar
Gosta Peterson

galleries/2014/09/10/beyond-fashion-models-mischief-and-the-amazing-eye-of-gosta-peterson/140908-peterson20_qiqyf7 — Location: Tunisia Date: 1972 Client: Elle
Gosta Peterson

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