Bavarian Beauties Showcased In Striking Photos By Ellen Von Unwerth
These gorgeous German models are “all too ready to share their love for the region, and to discard their lederhosen and dirndls.” Milk Maids, 2015 (Taschen) You won’t find it on a map—at least not under the name Heimat . This is a shame because Ellen von Unwerth’s version of Bavaria, where the famed photographer spent her formative years, is seemingly populated exclusively with drop-dead gorgeous women, fond not only of wearing traditional Bavarian clothing but also taking it off. The rapturous vision of a rural idyll stuck in time, Heimat is the title of von Unwerth’s new book from German art and luxury publisher Taschen , and it’s one you won’t want to miss. Carrying the Goods, 2015 (Taschen) The title, as the photographer told WWD, “refers to the German term describing a person’s relationship to a physical and social place”—their homeland, as it were. “It’s like going back in time,” she says. “I lived in Bavaria from about age 10 to 16 and when I ...