Victor Skrebneski (born in 1929 in Chicago, Illinois) was a photographer born to parents of Polish and Russian heritage. He was educated at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago in 1943 and attended the Illinois Institute of Technology from 1947 to 1949. He set up his own studio in Chicago in 1952.
Skrebneski was most known for his fashion photography and his work for the ad campaigns of the cosmetics company Estee Lauder, Inc. He photographed various celebrities, including Cindy Crawford (whose first notable photos he took), Oprah Winfrey, Audrey Hepburn, Diana Ross, Hubert de Givenchy, Diahann Carroll and François Truffaut.
Skrebneski created numerous other ad campaigns. He died of cancer in Chicago in 2020, at the age of 90. These vintage photos are part of Victor Skrebneski’s work, capturing fashion portraits of classic beauties in the 1960s.
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Wilhelmina's first portrait done by Victor Skrebneski, circa 1960 |
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Phyllis Connor the first face of Estée Lauder, detail of Estée Lauder ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Harper's Bazaar, September 1962 |
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Wilhelmina Cooper, photo by Victor Skrebneski, 1962 |
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Phyllis Connor, detail of Estée Lauder night make-up ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, October 1, 1963 |
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Phyllis Connor in evening dress by Philippe Tournaye, Estée Lauder cosmetics ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, November 1, 1964 |
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Phyllis Connor, Estée Lauder cosmetics ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, December 1, 1964 |
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Phyllis Connor, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Estée Lauder ad, 1964 |
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Phyllis Connor in detail of Estée Lauder ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Harper's Bazaar, March 1965 |
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Phyllis Connor, Esteé Lauder advertisement, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Harper's Bazaar, December 1965 |
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Phyllis Connor, Estée Lauder Color Contour make-up ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, February 1, 1965 |
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Phyllis Connor in dress by Chuck Howard of Townley, Estée Lauder nail enamel ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, September 1, 1966 |
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Phyllis Connor in evening dress by Chuck Howard, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1966 |
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Phyllis Connor in raincoat by Victor Jones, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1966 |
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Phyllis Connor, Estée Lauder Nail Enamel ad, fur by Maximilian, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, October 1, 1966 |
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Phyllis Connor, hat by Halston, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1966 |
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Phyllis Connor, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1966 |
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Audrey Hepburn, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Hollywood, California, March 7, 1967 |
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Beate Schulz, Estee Lauder ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, 1967 |
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Karen Harris, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1967 |
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Phyllis Connor, Estée Lauder Cosmetics ad, photo by Victor Skrebneski, Vogue, August 1, 1967 |
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Phyllis Connor, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1967 |
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Phyllis Connor, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1967 |
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Phyllis Connor, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1967 |
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Karen Harris, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1968 |
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Karen Harris, photo by Victor Skrebneski for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1969 |
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Karen Harris, photo by Victor Skrebneski, for Estée Lauder ad campaign, 1969 |
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