Vogue cover featuring the tennis champion Serena Williams and her newborn daughter.) (She used Testino to shoot this month’s U.S. Testino was the darling not only of celebrities but also of fashion designers and magazine editors, notably Anna Wintour. Ryan Locke, an ex-model, dubbed him a ‘sexual predator’. Testino, 63, allegedly groped and made passes at 13 men interviewed by the New York Times. He has also photographed Prince Charles with Princes William and Harry. He took the official engagement photograph of Kate Middleton and Prince William in 2010, and was the official photographer for Princess Charlotte’s christening in 2015. Kensington Palace has declined to comment on the story, though Testino has been taking pictures of members of the Royal Family for decades, and was awarded an honorary OBE in 2014. However, searching questions are certain to be asked as to why the fashion world waited until its hand was forced by these allegations to act against a photographer whose behaviour has reportedly been an open secret in his industry for years. The British Fashion Council issued a statement yesterday saying it was ‘deeply concerned’, and called for a ‘co-ordinated approach’ across the industry to ‘stamp out unacceptable practices’. A spokesman for the British arm said yesterday it was ‘deeply disturbed’ and took the allegations ‘very seriously’. He had been a front-runner to be the official photographer at the wedding of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle but has been ruled out following the uproar.Ĭonde Nast - which as publisher of titles such as Vogue, GQ and Vanity Fair, has done more than anyone to cement Testino’s place as the world’s most prolific magazine photographer - has said it has no plans to work with him for the ‘foreseeable future’. Burberry, which last used Testino in 2016, said: ‘We take allegations of this nature very seriously.’

Fashion brands Burberry and Michael Kors, together with shoemaker Stuart Weitzman, all said they have no plans to work with him again. Last night, fashion firms and magazines moved rapidly to sever ties with Testino. His career and reputation may be facing the same fate as that of actor Kevin Spacey, after a string of male models and assistants levelled deeply sordid accusations of sexual harassment against him. But he is now facing accusations of sexual misconduct Mario Testino shot the iconic 1997 Vanity Fair photos of Princess Diana just months before her death.

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