The Rainbow Room: 1952

Jacques Fath c. 1954 Kyoto costume institute

Vogue 1957

1953 evening dress Madame Grès Metropolitan Museum of Art

1950s Wrap Blouse Pattern Square Neckline V Wrap Back Puff Sleeves Mail Order American Weekly 3807 Vintage Sewing Pattern Bust 32 by GreyDogVintage on Etsy

Evening dress, Irene Lentz-Gibbons (1958). Silk brocade and chiffon. Gorgeous. that drape

love the idea of petticoats and corset underwear as I have loads of them, plus vintage negligees

December 25, 1951

1950s Lovely Evening Gown or Cocktail Dress Pattern Vogue Special Design 4738 Figure Flattering Full Skirt Dress Deep V Back Ideal For Lace Sheer Fabrics Bust 38 Vintage Sewing Pattern

page from Alden's shoe catalog, 1955

Lingerie ~K~ my Mother called these, "foundations"

1950s Simplicity 8419 UNCUT Vintage Sewing Pattern Misses Jumper, Evening Dress, Cape Size 14 Bust 32

Ca. 1955

Cream crinoline gown with blue embroidery, by Norman Hartnell. Worn by Queen Elizabeth II during the Tour of Canada and the United States of America, October 1957. The Royal Collection © 2008, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Black-and-white photo "Queen Elizabeth in Williamsburg, dated October 16, 1957: Queen Elizabeth attends dinner at the historical old Williamsburg Inn, USA /original photo (via romanbenedikhanson on Flickr). CLICK THROUGH FOR LARGER IMAGES.

1950s Vintage One Shoulder Wrap Top Playsuit with by SelvedgeShop

Christian Dior, 1950s.

Bettina Schnitt Wiener Modell D3362 (c. early 1950s)

Bettina Schnitt K 3139 (c.1950s)

Elizabeth Taylor in Father of the Bride, 1950.

Swim EnsembleCole of California, 1950The Los Angeles County Museum of Art

1956-57, "Scarlet" shoes from Aldens catalog.

Christian Dior 1955

Woman's Home Companion -1956 - Spring in New York - Coats and Hats!

1953 Barbara Mullen in gray belted suit by Herbert Sondheim together with straw pillbox and red calfskin bag by Koret, photo by Frances McLaughlin-Gil

May 1952 t-shirts England