Saturday, January 12, 2013

SUMMER PREVIEW 1948


STRICT LINES ... STRICTLY BECOMING

Balenciaga's distinctly peaked plateau of grass-green faille. Wide side, short back, broad crown, and a swift flight of black wings.


Balenciaga

Balenciaga's late-in-the-day, tiered black taffeta. The tippet accordian-pleated.


DIOR

Dior's pale pink chiffon shirtwaist complete with chiffon cartwheel and a new fall of pearls


DIOR

In Paris, where the big season is May through July, ball dresses, such as this one (photographed at the Paris Opera), willl float like pale bells over parquet floors, terraced flags, in garden marquees.



Vogue April 1948
Summer Preview 
Paris and America
Photography: Clifford Coffin

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