Penn was Avedon's contemporary and peer in mid century fashion photography, creating equally elegant gelatin silver portraits of models and socialites with the same emphasis on refined glamour and precise compositional control. His work for Vogue shares the same monochrome sophistication and formal portraiture style seen in this Avedon image.

Horst created iconic black and white fashion photographs during the same mid century era, frequently capturing female subjects wearing sculptural headwear and haute couture accessories with the same sense of theatrical elegance. His gelatin silver prints share the refined Parisian fashion sensibility and glamorous portraiture quality visible in this Avedon image.

Beaton produced celebrated monochrome fashion and portrait photography throughout the mid century period, often photographing women in elaborate headpieces and couture with the same emphasis on elegance and stylized glamour. His work shares the formal portrait sensibility and sophisticated fashion documentation that defines this Avedon photograph.