Deborah Dixon is wearing a toast straw hat with white silk scarf by Halston and jeweled pin by Van Cleef & Arpels, make-up from Elizabeth Arden, cover photo by Melvin Sokolsky, Harper's Bazaar, April 1964

 

Georgia Hamilton in lovely dress of black taffeta shirred across the bosom with wide skirt banded near the hem in pale blue satin by Rudolf, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Lillian Bassman, Harper's Bazaar, November 1948

 

Joan Friedman in sheath dress and hip-long cape of navy and white Forstmann wool tweed by Larry Aldrich, navy-blue veiled profile cloche by Emme, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, cover photo by Clifford Coffin, Vogue, March 1, 1957

 

Joan Friedman (l) and Evelyn Tripp in cotton chiffon and gingham dresses by Mollie Parnis, flowered hats by Adolfo, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, cover by Karen Radkai, Vogue, April 15, 1956

 

Jessica Ford in rich dark UMPA mink coat designed by Emeric Partos, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar, November 1957

 

Jessica Ford in Alaska Fouke-dyed fur sealskin straight sleeveless cape under a big fold of collar by Revillon, bracelet and ring by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe, Harper's Bazaar, November 1956

 

Jean Newington in blue and green print taffeta evening gown with blue taffeta circular stole, by Grès, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1959

 

Model in gorgeous silk faille gown edged in velvet at the décolletage and hem by Grès, necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Philip Pottier, 1960

 

Jacky Mazel in black faille evening gown, the skirt shorter in front than in back which is gathered in slight train, by Christian Dior, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1955

 

Two bombé bracelets with rubies studding rubies and emeralds studding emeralds by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Hiro, Harper's Bazaar, November 1965
 

Actor Steve McQueen and a glittering array of bracelets in flashing stripes of rubies, emeralds, sapphires and diamonds by Van Cleef & Arpels, cover by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, February 1965

 

Ghislaine Arsac wearing ruby and sapphire jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1955

 

French actress Irina Demick wears brooch of emeralds and diamonds and earrings from Van Cleef & Arpels, coiffure by Guillaume, photo by Guy Arsac, 1962

 

Model is wearing emerald and diamond jewelry from Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Philippe Pottier, 1960

 

Anjelica Huston in camel-hair evening suit with paillette-lined jacket and blouse by Norman Norell, necklaces of coral, tiger-eye and diamonds by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Alberto Rizzo, Harper's Bazaar, 1972

 

French jeweler Pierre Arpels adjusts a diamond necklace on actress Claudine Auger at Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Giancarlo Botti, 1970

 

Actress/socialite Dina Merrill wears a long pink velvet evening coat with  white fox collar by Scaasi, diamonds are by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo (unpublished) by Milton Greene, LIFE, Jan. 11, 1960

 

Emerald and diamond necklace by Van Cleef & Arpels, make-up by Serge Lutens,  photo by Guy Bourdin, Vogue Paris, December 1969

 

The prince of coiffure, Alexandre, here with model Heide Wiedeck, hair styled by Alexandre, jewelry by Van Cleef & Arpels, photo by Jean Louis Guégan, 1968

 

Model is wearing emerald and diamond choker by Van Cleef & Arpels and ruby and diamond brooch by Cartier, coiffure is by Alexandre, photo by Roland Bianchini, 1970