AVEDON - PARIS 1956

PARIS BARES THE SHOULDERS

mille-feuille layerings of snowy white net burst into a great ruffly fantail - by lanvin-castillo

strapless in purple velvet over white chiffon

lanvin-castillo

A GREAT WAVE OF CHIFFON

balmain winds two shades of chiffon - one rosy, one rosier - over the bosom of a straight-shafted evening dress falling in long, sinuous draperies into the hemline; then floats a huge, rose satin scarf from one shoulder

WINTER FLOWERINGS, PRINTED ON SATIN

suzy parker wears dior's full-skirted ball dress of satin flowered like lace in deep gray over red

suzy parker in dior's sea green chiffon crossing in folds at the bosom and knotted high and to the side

THE CAPES OF PARIS

dior

THE SUITS OF PARIS

dior

PARIS HAS A NEW HAT

jacques fath's plushy, pure white felt toque

PARIS COATS: INFLUENCED BY CAPES

dior mounts the sleeve of his giant greatcoat almost at the waist - and channels its fullness into a narrow cuff

Carmel Snow's Paris Report
Harper's Bazaar September 1956
Photography: Richard Avedon

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POST WAR FASHION

Dinner cap made for Dior by John Frederics

A twisted diamond cord on a black ostrich helmet ... on the glove, a twining diamond and emerald lily. Accessories - 25 ways to work a little magic.

Ben Gam 

Orange-sashed beige shantung dress with an added second sash of mauve Italian silk by Brooke Cadwallader, fastened with a long-stalked daisy pin of gold, diamonds and sapphires

Adele Simpson

The Cape Back is Back

Maurice Retner

The Jib Jacket 

Spring Walks In

Newton Elkin

Van Arden

Hattie Carnegie

Dark Dress - Caramel Complements.  

Bag and bracelets by Cartier.

Christian Dior 

As a fanciful version of the king of the beasts, Christian Dior puts his head in the lion's mouth.

The Ball of Kings and Queens: Comte Etienne de Beaumont held a great costume ball in his magnificent house in Paris. The occasion was the coming of age of his nephew, Comte Henri de Beaumont. The guests came dressed as kings and queens.

Elsa Schiaparelli

Disguised as the queen bee, Mme. Elsa Schiaparelli swarms with Baron Alexis Rede, as Alexander III of Russia.

Jacques Fath

Designer Jacques Fath is Charles IX, of the St. Bartholomew massacre, accompanied by Mme. Fath as his queen, Elizabeth of Austria.

The Ball of Kings and Queens

Photographs by Jean Moral

A matter

of

polish

Harper's Bazaar March 1949

Photography:

Lillian Bassman

Louise Dahl-Wolfe

Karen Radkai

Jean Moral

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CHEERS MOTHER

Vogue Paris September 1953
Design: Jacques Fath
Model: Suzy Parker
Photography: John Rawlings