Joan Friedman in a fitted, softly molded evening dress with a line flowing into a touch of a train, in silk crêpe made to order by Mainbocher, jewelry by Verdura, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, November 15, 1956

 

Jessica Ford in layers of jade-green chiffon, draped to give variety in tone, drifting over the shoulders with a deep décolletage by Mainbocher, jewelry by Verdura, photo by Karen Radkai, Vogue, November 15, 1956

 

Berkley Johnson in long sleeveless evening dress in cloth of silvery gold and diamanté belt by Mainbocher, jewelry by David Webb, shoes by Palizzio, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1968

 

Berkley Johnson in delicious short evening dress  of white flowers pressed on a cloth of silver and gold by Mainbocher, jewelry by David Webb, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1968

 

Berkley Johnson in short, white brocade jacket and dress with skirt turned under at the hem by Mainbocher, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1968

 

Jean Shrimpton in pretty short evening dress and jacket of gold lamé, jacket is edged with pink lamé banding by Mainbocher, jewelry by Verdura, coiffure by Ara Gallant with Fashion Tress hairpieces, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1967

 

Jean Shrimpton in culotte-dress in deep-blue and bright-blue brocaded lamé, over it a hip-length jacket edged with black mink by Mainbocher, coiffure by Ara Gallant with Fashion Tress hairpieces, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1967

 

Jean Shrimpton in blue-and-silver matelassé brocade, the raised waistline circled in rhinestones by Mainbocher, gold and diamond earrings by David Webb, coiffure by Ara Gallant with Fashion Tress hairpieces, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1967
 

Jean Shrimpton in pale beige, thin wool one-shoulder dress with a swathe of pink stole by Mainbocher, yellow sapphire earrings by David Webb, photo by Richard Avedon, Vogue, November 1, 1967

 

Elise Daniels in dress that sheathes the figure in pale violet taffeta filmed over with lace, worn under a little jacket and wrapped in matching scarf by Mainbocher, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar U.S. June 1956

 

Model in a slim salt-and-pepper tweed dress and abbreviated jacket with a triple fastened gilet front by Mainbocher, photo by Philip Stearns, New York City, Harper's Bazaar UK, February 1953

 

Dovima in sleeveless dress with a little jacket and unsleeved coat over both in white cotton with blue fish-net printing by Mainbocher, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar U.S. June 1956

 

Benedetta Barzini in a silk flecked paisley pattern of navy on white silk, with an easy jacket that falls to the waist by Mainbocher, jewels by David Webb, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, May 1965

 

Remembering fashion designer Mainbocher (Main Russo Bocher) on his Birthday, October 24, 1890 - December 27, 1976
Clockwise from top left: Sunny Harnett, Mainbocher, Isabella Albonico, Anne St. Marie, Dorothea McGowan, and Anna Carin Bjork in one photo, Gloria Vanderbilt, Jennifer O'Neill, Evelyn Tripp, Mainbocher.

 

Model in sculptured column of golden lamé with floor-length panels hung from the shoulder by Mainbocher, jewelry by Seaman Schepps, photo by Erwin Blumenfeld, Vogue, Dec. 15, 1948

 

Evelyn Tripp in grand evening coat of faille, sleeveless with a layer of cape above and below the arms over pink embroidered organdy gown, both by Mainbocher, diamonds by Harry Winston, photo by Richard Rutledge, Vogue, June 1953

 

Jennifer O'Neill in floral print evening gown of pink melting into paler pink crêpe with traces of blue and green by Mainbocher, diamond jewelry by Harry Winston, photo by Horst, Vogue, April 1, 1965

 

Dovima in seductive fawn colored crêpe dress with a slightly lowered waist flowing backward to a trailing hem by Mainbocher, diamonds by Tiffany, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar U.S. December 1956

 

Dovima in soft pink crêpe dress with a cowl neckline in front sloping into a V in back by Mainbocher, diamonds by Tiffany, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar U.S. December 1956

 

Suzy Parker in beige corduroy-wool cape lined with satin and a beige lace-over-lamé dress by Mainbocher, brooch by Schlumberger of Tiffany, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar U.S. December 1956