Wednesday, January 31, 2024

Linda Harper in black-and-white print dress with a big loose bow by Nelly Don in a Signature Fine Arts Print, photo by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, February 1954

 

Linda Harper in long, white, wool fleece coat by Harry Williams, hat by Emme, carryall by Mark Cross, handbag by Coblenz, photo by Frances Pellegrini, Harper's Bazaar, February 1954

 

Linda Harper in off-white wool fleece coat, flat in front and eased into bloused fullness at the sides by Molly-Jack Sarnoff, hat by Emme, photo by Frances Pellegrini, Harper's Bazaar, February 1954
 

Sunday, January 14, 2024

Sunny Harnett in a cashmere sweater with off-shoulder and halter neckline, a narrow silk faille skirt of scarlet and jet, a long black stole of Russian broadtail lamb, a Sophie Original at Saks Fifth Avenue, photo by Richard Rutledge, Vogue, Oct. 15, 1952

 

Sunny Harnett in black silk chiffon dress with a bodice of wool crêpe by Traina-Norell, wrap-around strip sandals by Evins, photo by Richard Rutledge, Vogue, March 1, 1951
 

Sunny Harnett is wearing a dress with a big beautiful sleeve of silk chiffon, tucked and rimmed with lace by Ben Reig, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, April 1, 1951

 

Sunny Harnett in black cotton, crinkled and stitched to make a 3-dimensional fabric, then cut into a narrow suit, by Nettie Rosenstein, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, April 1, 1951

 

Sunny Harnett in chalk-white silk shantung dress, framed in braid, by Larry Aldrich, hat by Irene of New York, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, April 1, 1951

 

Sunny Harnett in silk crêpe de Chine dress, finely tucked on the waist, cuffs and pockets, with full sleeves and skirt from Vogue Pattern 617, veiled hat by Hattie Carnegie, photo by Horst, Vogue, April 1, 1951

 

Sunny Harnett in rayon and combed cotton sheath with a stiff, white fly-away jacket with glittering buttons, stiff mesh hat is fastened to a velvet clip by Suzy, all at Jay Thorpe, photo by Horst, Vogue, April 1, 1951

 

Saturday, January 6, 2024

Model/actress Joanna Shimkus in tomato-red ribbed cashmere turtleneck sweater and matching ribless cardigan wrapped around the waist by Dalton, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968
Joanna Shimkus was married to Sidney Poitier from 1979 until his death in 2022.

 

Model/actress Joanna Shimkus in pale oatmeal, wool knit double-breasted coatdress tied with a strip of fringed leather by Kimberly, beige felt hat by Mr. John, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968

 

Model/actress Joanna Shimkus in checkerbadger coat, cocoa-colored leather checked with natural plucked badger fur, closed with brass hinges and belted, by Gunther Jaeckel Furs, belt by Calderon, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968

 

Model/actress Joanna Shimkus in wool knit dress by Kimberly, makeup by Fabergé, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, August 1, 1968
Joanna Shimkus was married to Sidney Poitier from 1979 until his death in 2022.

 

Jean Shrimpton's signature look frames her face with long bangs and loose layers curving under the chin, photo by David Bailey, Vogue, July 1, 1968

 

Tuesday, January 2, 2024

Happy 86th Birthday to British photographer David Bailey, January 2, 1938
 

Monday, January 1, 2024

Wishing you health, peace and love in 2024! Happy New Year!
                                   Cover illustrated by Erté, December 1923