Ivy Nicholson (l) and Fiona Campbell Walter in bathing suits by Jantzen, shaggy elfin bathing caps by Kleinert, photo by Henry Clarke, Sicily, Vogue, January 1, 1955

 

RIP, Ivy Nicholson, February 1933 - October 25, 2021

I just found out through Ivy Nicholson's Facebook post by her son Darius, that she passed away on October 25 in a Los Angeles hospital. She was 88. She was unique!
https://m.facebook.com/Ivy-Nicholson-140163229374676/

Ivy Nicholson in black faille gown with a high white satin bodice shaped like a tiny bolero trimmed with black paillettes by Jacques Fath, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar UK, October 1951

 

Ivy Nicholson in magnificent kidskin jacket lavishly embroidered with gold threads and gold lamé skirt by Samuel Robert, Photo by William Ward at Havana Riviera Hotel, Cuba, Harper's Bazaar, February 1958

 

Ivy Nicholson in pale blue linen dress and jacket by Patou for Vogue Pattern 1298, photo by Karen Radkai, Paris, Vogue, June 1, 1955

 

Ivy Nicholson in late-day dress and short jacket of black and white faille designed by Paquin for Vogue Pattern 1299, photo by Karen Radkai, Paris, Vogue, June 1, 1955

 

Ivy Nicholson in putty-colored silk jersey that flows in one long unbroken line with loose sleeves and centered pockets worn with hat of starched cotton, both by Balenciaga, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, March 1, 1954

 

Ivy Nicholson in black velvet dinner sheath with ballooning sleeves which makes the body seem slender as a wand by Jacques Fath, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, September 1, 1955

 

Ivy Nicholson in lovely white on cafe-au-lait dress with a gathered skirt and mantelet collar, worn with straw cloche with cut-out triangle, by Fabiani, photo by John Antill, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1956

 

Ivy Nicholson in porcelain white satin gown covered with small pink velvet flowers with bouquets arranged into sleeves and neckline by Simonetta, photo by Richard Dormer, Harper's Bazaar U.S. December 1954

 

Ivy Nicholson in black faille gown with a high white satin bodice shaped like a tiny bolero trimmed with black paillettes by Jacques Fath, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar UK, October 1951

 

Ivy Nicholson is wearing a side-dipping pirate's cap of champagne and white straw twisted and tied over one ear with a rolled brim by Paulette, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952

 

Ivy Nicholson is wearing a diminutive white and black-banded sailor anchored by a puff of black veiling, by Rose Descat, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952

 

Ivy Nicholson is wearing a chestnut straw hat with a black velvet bow at the side and a wide-meshed veil scattered with huge black chenille spots by Svend, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952

 

Ivy Nicholson is wearing a little champagne-colored straw hat, crisply veiled and a stiff brush of feathers standing up on the crown by Rose Descat, photo by Maurice Tabard, Harper's Bazaar UK, March 1952

 

Ivy Nicholson is wearing jewelry by Roger Scémama, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1951

 

Ivy Nicholson, cover photo by Lionel Kazan, ELLE, January 1954

Ivy Nicholson in beautiful hydrangea-printed taffeta wrap over a floor-length dress of white and mauve-gray tulle by Jacques Griffe, turquoise jewelry by Gripoix, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, June 1954

Ivy Nicholson wears a melusine cap with black velvet bow and a black and white feather by Gérard Albouy, photo by Henry Clarke, January 1954

Ivy Nicholson wearing jewelry by Luciana de Reutern, photo by Pasquale de Antonis at National Etruscan Museum, Villa Guilia, Rome,1956