Friday, April 3, 2015

THE GREAT WHITE WAY 1952



white organdie tied with red velvet ribbon
Hannah Troy










white chiffon gathered and draped, wrapped again around the waist
Bon Ray

sculptured white chiffon with diamante straps
David Klein









wool jersey tube, a collar that turns into crisscross back straps
Claire McCardell


wool jersey bound at the neck, the sleeves, the waist in white satin
Ceil Chapman










white wool evening sweater, chiffon skirt, grosgrain belt
Sportwhirl

wool lace haltered and full skirted
Greta Paltry










white wool jersey, the longer short dinner dress, pleated, haltered
Filcol











white silk organdie, shawl collared, tucked midriff
Mollie Parnis







The New White Way
Harper's Bazaar December 1952
Photography: Gleb Derujinsky


... eye on the fifties at devodotcom

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