Merry Christmas and a Peaceful New Year!

                 Harper's Bazaar UK cover design by Léon Bénigni, December 1932
 

Chatelaine Christmas cover, not credited, December 1935

 

Woman's Day Christmas cover by Dale Nichols, December 1940

 

Chatelaine cover illustrated by Maginel Barney, December 1930

 

Redbook cover illustrated by E. M. Jackson, December 1930

 

Ladies' Home Journal cover illustrated by Al Parker, December 1943

 

Vogue cover illustrated by George Wolfe Plank, November 1, 1914

 

Happy 81st Birthday to model extraordinaire, Jean Shrimpton, November 7, 1942

 

Ann Farrar in long dark dress of black moiré and chiffon with a high bosom of white point d'esprit by Jacques Griffe, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, September 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in a hip-length cape and softer-hipped dress of navy-blue wool by Christian Dior, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, September 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar, Instant Beauty by Coty ad, photographed in France by Gleb Derujinsky, Vogue, March 15, 1959

 

Ann Farrar in blue tweed suit that closely follows the line of the body, jacket is collarless and has two flap pockets, by Pierre Balmain, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1954

 

Ann Farrar in red wool wrap coat by Givenchy, cover photo by Philippe Pottier, L'Officiel, October 1954

 

Ann Farrar is wearing a black felt wide-brimmed hat the crown adorned with a cluster of white organdy petals by Claude St. Cyr, jewlery by Marcassite, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1957

 

Ann Farrar in pale blue tulle dress run through with silver thread, long fitted bodice flows out into a full skirt, by Christian Dior, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1954

 

Ann Farrar in beige wool two-piece, the feminine drape emphasizes the waist in contrast to the masculine collar, by Pierre Balmain, croc handbag by Amaryllis, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1954

 

Ann Farrar in lovely mandarin orange silk gauze dress with white polka dots by Grès, silk organdy hat by Rose Valois, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1957

 

Ann Farrar in summer dress of white and red polka-dotted silk by Givenchy, photo by Seeberger, 1954

 

Ann Farrar in sumptious brocade dress and jacket trimmed in mink by Jacques Fath, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1954

 

Ann Farrar in elegant purple corduroy suit, the jacket has side buttons, a silver mink scarf nestles inside the collar, by Givenchy, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1954

 

Ann Farrar is wearing a bronze organza blouse with shawl collar, double-buttons worn over a gray skirt by Christian Dior, photo by Philippe Pottier at the Galerie du Siecle, 1955

 

Ann Farrar in elegant wool-mohair blend suit by Jacques Heim, photo by Georges Saad, 1955

 

Ann Farrar in lovely floral print afternoon dress by Jacques Heim, photo by Georges Saad, 1955

 

Ann Farrar in pale blue ottoman dress, the bodice has buttoned tabs as do the pockets, skirt is wide with inverted pleat, by Pierre Balmain, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1954

 

Ann Farrar in garnet velvet top sashed in a white slipper satin skirt by Traina-Norell, diamond and ruby jewelry by Cartier, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in black-and-white tweed cape softly gathered on a drawstring by Chritian Dior, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar is wearing a mink turban with veil by Gilbert Orcel at Bergdorf Goodman, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar is wearing a red felt hat, higher in the crown bound with black grosgrain ribbon wrapped with black polka-dot veiling by Gilbert Orcel, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in rich taupe mink greatcoat with a hooded collar by Northwood for Neiman Marcus, jewelry from the Neiman Marcus Collection, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in black vicuña coat with wide-set collarband and black pinecone buttons, lined in white satin, coat and white pouf hat both by Dior-New York, the car is Continental Mark II, photo by Horst, Vogue, August 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in all-of-a-piece tweed suit dress and moleskin toque and muff, all by Hattie Carnegie, Vogue, August 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in belted suit with the most wearable Norfolk jacket in gray wool checks by Anna Miller, hat by Dior-New York, handbag by Milch, jewelry by Trifari, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, August 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in rose red-and-brown mixture tweed suit over cashmere sweater by Adele Simpson, worn with a swansdown hat and a civet-cat bag by Greta, photo by Wilhela Cushman, Ladies' Home Journal, September 1956

 

Ann Farrar in tremendous, double-breasted, tunic-length scarf worn over a two-piece overblouse dress in honey colored beige by Christian Dior, photo by Wilhela Cushman, Ladies' Home Journal, November 1955

 

Ann Farrar in lovely Acrilan knit suit by Goldworm, Vogue, February 1, 1957

 

Ann Farrar in an Empress Chinchilla cape, a lovely half circle of fur with a collar to turn up in the cold at Ritter Bros., diamonds in gold by Verdura, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, October 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in a draped chiffon dress in two pale shades of pink under a cerise satin stole by Balmain, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar is wearing a black velvet hat brushed with a brim of white feathers by Jacques Fath, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in closely knit sweater top of charcoal-gray wool sliding over a tall-waisted skirt of gray flannel by Korrigan-Lesur, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in black knitted pull-over top bloused over slim skirt by Goldworm, raccoon hat by Sally Victor, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, October 1, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in gray wool Empire dress with drapery all to the front belted in gray suede by Givenchy, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in black silk three-quarter tunic and one-quarter bolero tied softly at the back into panels, worn with red satin chignon cap by Balenciaga, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in evening sheath of fine black wool with free-floating panel that starts at the point where the square neckline ends by Balenciaga, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in white satin strapless evening sheath and tunic by Givenchy, photo by Horst, Vogue, October 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in dazzling dress in red silk satin appliquéd with French lace at bodice and hem by Harvey Berin, diamond jewelry by Cartier, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, October 15, 1956

 

Ann Farrar in a string-colored wool suit designed by Jacques Griffe for Vogue Pattern 1355, photo by Roger Prigent, Vogue, January 1, 1957

 

Ricki VanDusen in a black officer's coat in Forstmann's cashmere, back-belted, double-breasted and brass-buttoned by Max Milstein, black fox hat by Irene of New York, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar, September 1956

 

Jessica Ford in scarlet wool, square-necked dress that's folded into a pocketed front panel, over it a jacket dipping backwards, banded to a flat bow by Ben Zuckerman, pagoda hat by Emme, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar, Sept. 1957
Location: Picasso Exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.

 

Jessica Ford in bold black-and-brown houndstooth tweed, back-flaring coat that's cut to show a full 12 inches of skirt by Ben Zuckerman, fox beehive hat by Sally Victor, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar, September 1957
Location: Picasso Exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art.

 

Isabella Albonico in a short-form coat that's fitted in front and flying out like a cape in back, in black-and-brown houndstooth tweed by Talmack, nutria fez by John Frederics, photo by Gleb Derujinsky, Harper's Bazaar, September 1957