Revealed: The secret history of Vogue

Too risqué, too bizarre, too ahead of their time... Here, for the first time, are the pictures shot for Vogue which, for whatever reason, did not make it to the magazine's illustrious and glossy pages.

They amount to a secret history of fashion photography, a dazzling explosion of creative daring which more accurately reflects the spirit of their time than any newsreel ever can. The breathless viewer can only be left to wonder at the relentless drive for innovation that led the world's leading photographers to create these incredible, unforgettable images. Click on the thumbnails for the bigger picture.

Kate Moss by Don McCullin

A radical interpretation of the original "Viva Vietnam!" brief by veteran war photographer McCullin. At the time, concerns surrounding the depiction of apparently anorexic supermodels led to the feature's withdrawl, although it was later used in an international billboard campaign for The United Colours of Benetton.

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Christie Brinkley by Norman Parkinson

An octogenarian Parkinson demonstrated that he was still the master of chic and debonair in this startling depiction of the original "Uptown Girl". Likewise Brinkley, although already in her forties, shows the sort of form that had Billy Joel polishing his greasy spanner. The Stella McCartney nylon frock and carefully placed fern all point to one thing: pure class.

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Linda Evangelista by Corinne Day

Vivienne Westwood's provocative Down and out in London and Paris collection wowed the critics, but failed to make much of an impression on Vogue editors. Day later recalled: "It was a hell of a shoot. It was freezing, pouring with rain and the hired dog on string ran off and got run over by a bus. Linda was delighted, though. Apart from the £10,000 fee, she made £3.27 in small change."

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Naomi Campbell by Sebastião Salgado

Another attempt to seamlessly meld fashion and photojournalism ends in the picture editor's bin. This image was not, in fact, shot in famine-ravaged Ethiopia, but rather in Campbell's native Streatham. The model's refusal to compromise the integrity of the shoot by sporting the supplied Louis Vuitton accessories won her the respect of Salgado, but rather irritated everyone else. Not that she cares.

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Eva Herzigova by Rankin

Dazed and Confused? Well, Eva and Rankin certainly were after their last NYC collaboration. Proof, were it needed, that the fashion gods do not always smile on the great and the good. This shocking image serves at least as a homage to Eva's icy professionalism — she continues to fuss over her makeup as fiery death rains from the New York skyline. The show must go on. Amen to that.