Harry King is a renowned Hairstylist in the fashion industry working with the best photographers for the best fashion magazines.
Harry King was one of the hairdressing ‘greats’ of the 1970s (and the decades that followed). Harry King came from humble beginnings. Brought up by his Russian immigrant grandparents in Elephant & Castle in London, he went from market trader at East Street Market who left school at fifteen, to a client list including Lauren Hutton, Sophia Loren, Debbie Harry, Diana Ross, Gia Carangi, Jerry Hall and Biance Jagger, along with nearly 100 Cosmo covers and 55 Vogue covers.
~source “Behind the Gloss” FB page.
This photo is one of my favorite photos of Harry. Harry is on the right, Way Bandy on left, Andy Warhol in middle.
Harry King and Gia Carangi
Harry King took many candid shots and tests shots of Gia over the years and these un-published photos he took of her are among the best shots ever taken of Gia.
St. Barts candids, February 1980
Tuesday, February 5, 1980. Gia left JFK airport for a week on the Caribbean island of St. Barts.Â
This shoot was booked for US Vogue with Francesco Scavullo photographer, Sean Byrnes Scavullo’s assistant and Partner, Harr King hair, Way Bandy makeup, Kim Alexis and Jeff Aquilon models. Scavullo’s photos were published in the 1980 May and 1980 July issues. These are Harry King’s candid shots of Gia.
On the island of St. Barts. Gia wearing a black top and the infamous jeans that Scavullo borrowed from Gia for Diana Ross to wear in a photo shoot.
This series of photos were taken as test shots for Sandy Linter’s book “Disco Beauty”.
Photographer and hair by Harry King, makeup Sandy Linter. Location – Harry’s apartment and his grandmother’s infamous sofa.
Sandy ultimately chose Scavullo’s magnificent photo for the book, but Harry’s photos could have been used equally.
