Capucine in hat by Dior from his Autumn/Winter Collection 1948, from the Ailée Line, photo by Richard Avedon, Paris, August 1948

Capucine is wearing a shimmering white satin stole, encrusted with gleaming pearls and matching evening clutch, both by Christian Dior, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue 1956

Myrtle Crawford is wearing an "en tremblent" jeweled bird of paradise hair ornament from Wartski jewellers, photo by Anthony Denney, Vogue, December 1951

Wenda Parkinson in white tulle sheath encrusted with thousands of crystals by Norman Hartnell, worn with diamond tiara, photo by Norman Parkinson in the drawing room of Warwick House, Vogue, May 1951

Model in silk faille gown by C.D. Models, worn with Topaz Emba mink stole and Boucheron diamonds, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, October 1954

Model is wearing a small red Panama attached to a skull cap with a crisp blue veil folded into big square wings by Rose Descat, diamond brooch clipped to a sleek gold torque is by Vielle Russe, photo by André Durst, Vogue, January 1938

Mary Jane Russell is wearing crimson backless sweater with a load of single strand diamond necklaces layered on top of each other, all from Harry Winston, including earrings and ring, cover photo by John Rawlings, Vogue UK, March 15, 1955

Susan Abraham in black tulle gown with long flame-like sequins flaring up over the bodice by Roecliff & Chapman, winged rhinestone hairclip is from Paris House, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, December 1952

Simone d'Aillencourt in black satin evening dress by Christian Dior, worn here with gold mesh necklace and earrings, the bracelet is made up of slim golden tassels, diamond ring, all by Cartier, photo by Don Honeyman, Vogue, December 1955

British actress Nanette Newman in Tourmaline EMBA mink coat by Maxwell Croft, photo  by Peter Rand, Vogue UK, November 1967
Amethyst and aquamarine rings by Andrew Grima; a Garrard emerald, coral, diamond and gold pendant; ropes of Collingwood pearls; and a Piaget lapis lazuli and diamond watch with a white gold bracelet.

Celia Hammond is wearing a jeweled hairslide by Evelyne Desbruéres and strands of Mikimoto pearls clasped with a Kenneth Jay Lane brooch, cover photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, February 1968

Costume jewelry combined with gold, diamonds and semi-precious stones from Garrard, Kutchinsky and J.W. Benson, photo by Claude Virgin, Vogue UK, December 1960

Britt Ekland wearing white and red beaded earring by de Sevigne for Florsheim, cover photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, June 1966

Model wearing a Nefertiti -style lace gilt and jet collar designed by Françoise Montague for Adrien Mann, photo by Peter Rand, Vogue UK, November 1962

Model is wearing a square-cut aquamarine ring with dark blue sapphire shoulders by Michael Gosschalk, cover photo by Terence Donovan, Vogue UK, February 1, 1962

Jane Fonda in white mink skirt and short bolero by Maxwell Croft, the jacket fastened with a huge pearl and crystal brooch by Dior, photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, December 1965

Model is wearing black organza gown by Worth swinging an extremely long pearl rope, photo by Norman Parkinson, Vogue UK, March 1950

Model is wearing oversized faux pearls in pink, mulberry and fuschia by Evelyne Desbruéres for Jean Patou, photo by Hiro, Vogue UK, November 1965

Actress Tilly Losch is wearing an exotic metallic headpiece designed by Cecil Beaton for her stage performance in the London revue Streamline, Vogue UK, December 1934

Elsa Martinelli in a blue-gray chevron design sheath dress by Rembrandt, worn with white and gray strands of faux pearls, photo by Henry Clarke in Portofino, Italy, Vogue UK, February 1955

Della Oake in black alpaca dinner dress with the widest possible neckline by Auerbach from Rocha, a paste star brooch on the shoulder is from Cameo Corner, photo by Anthony Denney, Vogue UK, December 1951

Dorothea McGowan wearing pearls from Imperial Pearl, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, September 1960

Helen Bennett in jewellry and cigarette case by Tiffany, photo by Horst, Vogue, December 1938

Evelyn Tripp in a wool fleece coat by Nettie Rosenstein, diamond and ruby jewelry by Cartier, photo by Erwin Blumenfeld, Vogue UK, January 1955

Model is wearing a citron leghorn hat held off the face with a gold safety pin, cover photo by Horst, Vogue UK, May 26, 1937

Celia Hammond is wearing colorful blue and red Adrian Mann Bakelite drops with a colorful Bob Schuls dress, photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, April 1966

Helen Bennett is wearing an upsweeping black felt hat faced with velvet by Alphonsine, on her dress is a gold orchid corsage with cabochon sapphires and diamonds by Black , Starr & Frost-Gotham, photo by Horst, Vogue, July 1938

Model Maudie James and Victorian jewelled dragonfly pin with emerald eyes, photo by John Chan, Vogue UK, December 1969

Sophie Derly is wearing a soft, gathered black faille dress by Fredrica from Liberty with a diamanté pin at the waist from Adrian Mann, photo by Henry Clarke at the Jardin du Luxembourg, Paris, Vogue, April 1961

Marisa Berenson is wearing a paste diamanté brooch at her throat, photo by Arnaud de Rosnay, Vogue UK, November 1969

Jennifer Hocking in black chiffon over a straight taffeta skirt by Nettie Vogues a rhinestone brooch pinned at the waist is by Adrian Mann, photo by Vernier, Oxford St. Knightbridge, Vogue UK, July 1961

Nena von Schlebrugge in flame-red silk ottoman gown by Marc Bohan for Dior, and necklace made up of Aurora Borealis crystals from Swarovsky and green beads and pearls by Florsheim for Dior, photo by Claude Virgin, Vogue UK, October 1960

Anita Ekberg wearing diamond and pearl chandelier earrings, pearl necklace wrapped around her wrist and diamond brooch, photo by Norman Parkinson, Vogue UK, October 1956

Myrtle Crawford in pleated crêpe dinner dress with cuffed boat neckline and black satin cap both by Neil Roger, diamond bracelets and hat clips from The Goldsmiths and Silversmiths Co., photo by Henry Clarke at the Savoy Grill, Vogue UK, December 1952

Susan Abraham in slubbed silk dress plunging in back and tied in bow by Ellerie Fricker, diamond earrings, brooches and bracelet from Missiaglia (Venice oldest jeweller), photo by Henry Clarke at Hotel Danieli, Venice, Vogue UK, July 1956

Sue Murray is wearing a tightly wound turban by Christian Dior with ropes of pearls by Vendome, photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, April 1965

Birgitta af Klercker is wearing crystal and aquamarine chandelier earrings by Fabiola, gold stockings by Hudson, photo by Norman Parkinson at his Tobago home, Vogue UK, June 1966

Dali-esque eye brooch of crystal rhinestones and pearl tears is by Freitag, photo by Peter Rand, Vogue UK, November 1962

Model is wearing Peter Bateman's luminous silver and rhinestone wig, photo by Guy Bourdin, Vogue UK, April 1966

Dorothea McGowan in silk foulard pajamas from Liberty, wearing turquoise beads from Golden Hind, photo by William Klein in Beid ed-Dine, Lebanon, Vogue UK, May 1961

Della Oake in an ice-blue moiré evening gown, worn with pearl necklace, here as a headband, and pearl earrings, photo by Cecil Beaton, Vogue UK, January 1951

Model is wearing diamond and ruby earrings from Kutchinsky and men's silk pajamas from Turnbull and Asser, photo by Eric Boman, Vogue UK, October 1977

Mary Jane Russell is wearing the India-inspired collection of diamond, gold, pearl, emerald and sapphire jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Richard Rutledge, Vogue, September 1955

Maggi Eckardt in long slender column of a dress by Susan Small made of white Bri-Lon, a strong jersey fabric, statement jade and crystal collar and matching earrings by Christian Dior at Florsheim, photo by Brian Duffy, Vogue UK, September 1960

Model in all-white wool hopsack dress with large fringed collar by Corvette, topped by a piqué pull-on hat, a bib of beads completes the look, photo by Eugene Vernier, Vogue UK, May 1954

Model Phyllis Major (Mrs. Jackson Browne) is wearing a white crêpe dress with magnificent costume jewelry, both by Dior, coiffure by Alexandre, photo by Guy Bourdin, Vogue UK, October 15, 1965

Svetlana Beriosova (1932-1998), British prima ballerina who danced with the Royal Ballet of England, seen wearing jewelry by Cartier, photo by Clifford Coffin, London, Vogue UK, September 1954

Celia Hammond's top-knot that becomes part of 'Vogue' is created by Leonard, seed pearls and blue crystal earrings by Felicity Bosanquet, cover photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, September 1966

Maxime de la Falaise in tiny check taffeta dress with ruffled skirt by Paquin, worn with long chandelier earrings and rhinestone buckled shoes, photo by Horst, Vogue UK, September 1949

Jean Shrimpton swings her hair in editorial called "The Scents of Excitement", the little black dress in silk worn with long chandelier earrings, photo by David Bailey, Vogue UK, October 1962