Tuesday, December 31, 2019

Sunday, December 22, 2019

Textron's white slip of rayon crêpe frosted with Madeira embroidery, illustrated by Charlotte Joan Sternberg, Harper's Bazaar, December 1949

Elizabeth Arden Essentials ad, illustrated by René R. Bouché, Harper's Bazaar, December 1947

"Shocking" perfume by Schiaparelli, illustrated by Marcel Vertès, Harper's Bazaar, December 1946

Textron's hostess coat of luxurious rayon crêpe with a flaming front panel, illustrated by Charlotte Joan Sternberg, Harper's Bazaar, December 1946

Model wearing a Monte-Sano coat by De Leo, Artcraft Stockings ad, photo by John Rawlings, Harper's Bazaar, December 1946

"Shocking" perfume by Schiaparelli, illustrated by Marcel Vertès, Harper's Bazaar, December 1945

Bettina Bolegard, Chen Yu "Chinese Red" lip color and nail enamel, Harper's Bazaar, December 1945

A very Dali-esque ad for Revlon by Constantin Joffé, Harper's Bazaar, December 1945

Hosiery ad, dress by Hattie Carnegie, illustrated by Geneva Limpus, Harper's Bazaar, December 1948

Watercolor by Salvador Dali, 1948 (detail from Bryans nylons ad), Harper's Bazaar, December 1948

Wednesday, December 11, 2019

Happy Birthday, Dovima! December 11, 1927 - May 31, 1990
Dovima is wearing make-up by Revlon, postiches by Joseph Fleischer, fur by Fredrica, jewelry by Miriam Haskell, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, September 1955

Wednesday, November 20, 2019

Suzy Parker in white crêpe evening gown, the bodice a sequined and beaded lace crescent, by Dorothy O'Hara, Harper's Bazaar, September 1962

Suzy Parker in softly draped late-day dress of greige crêpe by Dorothy O'Hara, Vogue, January 1, 1963

Contessa Christina Paolozzi in a sensuous white crêpe dress with a deep cowl neck, dipping low in back by Dorothy O'Hara, photo by Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, January 1962

Suzy Parker in seductive crêpe sheath by Dorothy O'Hara, comes in cocktail length or formal length and in black, white, jade or red, Vogue, August 1, 1964

Tilly Tizzani in long black silk chiffon and crêpe dress, the top wrapped diagonally in chiffon flows from one shoulder by Dorothy O'Hara, earrings by Schreiner, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, Sept. 15, 1962

Suzy Parker in rich, supple crêpe dress with an alluring neckline by Dorothy O'Hara, Harper's Bazaar, December 1962

Suzy Parker in a supple draped crêpe dress by Dorothy O'Hara, Vogue, August 1, 1963

Friday, November 1, 2019

Suzy Parker is wearing Dior's chrysanthemum's fringe of white ostrich feathers from a brown tulle crown, photo by Richard Avedon at the Moulin Rouge, Paris, Harper's Bazaar, 1957

Suzy Parker in cafe-au-lait and white printed silk dress with a charming 7/8 coat with pin-wheel bow and slit sides by Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue, gold box from Cartier, coiffure by Enrico Caruso, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, April 1961

Suzy Parker in understated beige wool dress and jacket, the waistband trimmed with tie bows by Sophie of Saks Fifth Avenue, Cartier pearls, handbag by Henri Bètrix, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, April 1961

Suzy Parker in pale mauve silk short evening dress with draped bodice pulled to the side by Christian Dior-New York, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, coiffure by Caruso, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, April 1961

Suzy Parker in red and black silk evening dress baring one shoulder and wrapped to the side, sarong-wise, by Mark Mooring for Bergdorf Goodman, gold cigarette case by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, April 1961

Thursday, October 31, 2019

Happy Halloween!!
Kim Novak in "Bell, Book and Candle", directed by Richard Quine, 1958

Monday, October 28, 2019

Happy Birthday, Suzy Parker! (October 28, 1932 - March 3, 2003)
Pin by Vendôme, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, 1960

Tuesday, October 8, 2019

Anne de Zogheb in dress of wool worsted seersucker designed by Jeanne Campbell for Sportwhirl, Vogue, March 1, 1962

Anne de Zogheb in blue and white check cotton dress, bare-backed and string-tied by Sportwhirl, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, May 1, 1962

Anne de Zogheb in silk chiffon dress with ruffled one-shoulder bodice held by satin bow at Saks Fifth Avenue, Vogue, May 1, 1962

Anne de Zogheb in cowled great-shirt of checkered coral chenille from Bergdorf Goodman, silk pants by Mr. Pants, coiffure by Marc of Coiffures Americana, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, June 1962

Anne de Zogheb is wearing a white and blue silk dress with white organdy scarf by Leslie Morris, and hat made of paper petals, separately cut and specially treated by Halston, cover photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, June 1, 1964

Anne de Zogheb in ruffled cranberry blouse of doubled silk organza over a China silk lining by Sarff-Zumpano to order at Henri Bendel, Pure Cranberry lipstick by Coty, photo by Bert Stern, Vogue, July 1962

Anne de Zogheb in dress and jacket of knit quilt-stitch wool with jet buttons by Kimberly, photo by William Helburn, Vogue, August 1, 1964

Saturday, September 28, 2019

Friday, September 20, 2019

Sophia Loren, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, December 1965

Happy Birthday, Sophia Loren! (September 20, 1934)
photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, December 1965

Sunday, August 18, 2019

Sondra Peterson in blue, green and black plaid mohair coat by La Vigna, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, August 15, 1961

Sondra Peterson in red velvet jacket edged in tweed over black and white tweed dress and matching tweed beret by Ben Zuckerman, jeweled pin by Cadoro, cover photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, August 15, 1961

Sondra Peterson in moss-green velvet over-blouse dress paved with deep dark mink by Jane Derby, fur hat adorned with bow pin by Marvella, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 1, 1961

Sondra Peterson in beige crêpe dress by Rudolf copied from an original Adrian gown for Rosalind Russell, jewelry by Eisenberg, vicuña rug by Georges Kaplan, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, October 1, 1961

Sondra Peterson in white crêpe dress thickly starred with beads by Edward Abbott, copy of an original Travis Banton gown for Carole Lombard, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, October 1, 1961

Sondra Peterson in crisp, charming dress and short cropped jacket of Dacron and worsted wool by Robert Leonard, Harper's Bazaar, September 1962

Sondra Peterson in Orlon fine-gauge knit three-piece cardigan suit by Jane Irwill, Du Pont ad, Vogue, November 15, 1961

Thursday, August 8, 2019

Sondra Peterson is wearing glittering necklaces of topaz and blue colored stones and earrings of garnet and pink stones by Castlecliff, photo by Horst, Vogue, November 15, 1961

Sondra Peterson in a brown bias-cut, brushed wool sheath and jacket by Jo Copeland-Pattullo worn with nutria scarf that is wrapped around the head, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, September 1960

Sondra Peterson in plaid soft-touch wool coat by Cuddlecoat, hat by John Frederics, shoes by Capezio, Vogue, February 1, 1960

Sondra Peterson in Alamac cotton knit dress by Haymaker, hat by Emme, shoes by Eugenia of Florence, Vogue, May 1, 1960

Sondra Peterson, Cover Girl by Noxema make-up ad, Harper's Bazaar, September 1962

Sondra Peterson in mauve wool suit, jacket is v-edged and a side closure with mauve flower, by Pierre Cardin, photo by William Klein, Vogue, March 1, 1961

Sondra Peterson in late-day overblouse and flaring skirt of grape and brown wool chiffon from Vogue Pattern 5358, mink hat by Emme, earrings by Dior, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 1, 1961