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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