Corinne Day 1965 – 2010
Amelia's Magazine pays tribute to Corinne Day, revolutionary fashion photographer who broke the boundaries, pioneered the grunge movement and propelled Kate Moss to fame…
Written by Lauren Smith
Corrine Day pictured in 1996
The fashion world is in mourning over the loss of another of its brightest stars. Corinne Day, the fashion photographer known for shooting Kate Moss at the beginning of her career, has died aged 45.
Her documentary-style photography shook up the fashion world in the nineties, at a time when the industry was looking for an antidote to the gloss and glamour of the eighties.
Born in Ickenham, west London, Day she was raised by her grandmother (her mother, she said, ran a brothel, and her father was not in the picture), and after failing school, worked as a courier. A chance meeting with a photographer led to a short-lived modeling career – Corinne knew she was no cover girl – but through it she met her lifetime partner Mark Szaszy, who taught her how to use a camera.
It was behind the lens that Corinne shone, and whilst modeling in Milan, she started snapping ‘what she knew’ – her friends – teenage models, hanging around cramped, dingy flats, dressed in charity shop finds.
This was before the age of street style or fashion bloggers, where anyone with a camera and a passport could… read more
