Four back-views,four back treatments of a single theme:
the California maillot by Cole of California; Mabs; Caltex; Catalina
The Bright Swimming Shell
Vogue June 1949
Photography: Clifford Coffin
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Monday, February 1, 2016
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
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
FASHION TAKES A TURN - NOVEMBER 1949
CHRISTIAN DIOR - NEW YORK
ERWIN BLUMENFELD
MR. AND MRS. PETER THIERIOT
GOWN-MOLYNEAUX
CLIFFORD COFFIN
SARAH RIPAULT BALLGOWN
HORST
CASTILLO BALLDRESS
THE FLOOR-SWEEPING TRAIN
HORST
EVELYN TRIPP
HENRI BENDEL - CUSTOM
HORST
JEAN PATCHETT
BEN GAM
HORST
LISA FONSSAGRIVES
MAINBOCHER
IRVING PENN
JANET TAYLOR
CONSTANTIN JOFFE
MRS. WINTHROP ROCKEFELLER
JOHN RAWLINGS
THE HEAD HOOP: A PAVED GOLD-PLATED ARC
DESIGNED BY MILES WHITE
for the shingles seen in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes
HORST
RHINESTONE HEAD HOOP
BERGDORF GOODMAN
HORST
HRH PRINCESS MARGARET
CECIL BEATON
1930-2002
ONCE A GREAT BEAUTY
Harper's Bazaar November 1949
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