Audrey Hepburn in brown suede skirt and jacket by Yves Saint Laurent, photo by Elio Sorci, Rome, 1968

Barbara Mullen posing in a suit by Dior with a battalion of sales assistants on the day of the opening of Dior's Grande Boutique, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Paris, 1955

Barbara Mullen in a beautifully elegant ensemble by Claire McCardell, photo by Roger Prigent, 1952

Barbara Mullen, cover photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, April 1950

Barbara Mullen in high-waisted black and white tweed coat over matching straight skirt by Marie Rivetti, photo by William Klein, 1956

Suzy Parker in beige wool jacket by Balenciaga, photo by John Rawlings, 1953

Anne Gunning in Givenchy's satin-bordered mink-collared 4/5 length black drop coat, photo by John Rawlings, 1953

Left: Ricci's polka-doted linen dress and jacket, right: Montaigne's silk taffeta dress with large white dots, hats by Rose Valois, photo by Sabine Weiss, 1955

Maggi Eckardt in black goatskin smock-style jacket by Hermès, photo by William Klein, 1960

Model in short-sleeved, collarless black jersey tube by Traina-Norell, photo by William Bell, 1944

Model in black rayon-crêpe two-piece by Omar Kiam, hat by Florence Reichman, photo by William Bell, 1945

Anne St. Marie in grey tunic coat over a straight sleeveless sheath that stops on the knee, by Christian Dior, photo by Henry Clarke, 1955

Dorothea McGowan in black and white houndstooth suit worn with black buckskin blouse and tie by Courrèges, photo by Irving Penn, 1961

Fashion shot by Horst, Vogue, New York, 1935

Hat by Schiaparelli, photo by Horst, French Vogue, Paris, 1937

Chanel, photo by Horst at the Vogue studio, Paris, 1937

Fashion shot for American Vogue, by Horst, 1942

Model in winter fashion photographed for Vogue by Horst at his house in Oyster Bay, New York, 1947

Model in winter fashion photographed for Vogue by Horst at his house in Oyster Bay, New York, 1947

Evelyn Tripp posing in the Swan dress highlights the signature curve of James' ball gown bodices, photo by Horst, Vogue, November 15, 1951

Suzy Parker in Dior's 'Rose pom-pom' printed chiffon dress with red faille coat lined and scarved in same chiffon, photo by Horst, 1952