To coincide with the final days of bidding at In My Fashion, the online sale at Christie’s which sees some of Suzy Menkes’ signature pieces go under the hammer, NOWNESS celebrates the life and work of one of the most remarkable fashion journalists. Looking at the entire span of her career, these photographs and recollections accompany Suzy on the journey from cub reporter to author, editor and fashion icon. Among them are intimate and hitherto unseen portraits, alongside front-row pictures, from Lord Snowdon, Richard Avedon, and Dafyyd Jones. On parting ways with her much-loved collection, Menkes says: “They need to live again, and this auction provides the opportunity for them to walk out in the sunshine, to dance the night away and to give someone else the joy that they gave to me.”

Bidding closes on July 22 2013 at 10AM EST.