Wednesday, June 24, 2020

Elise Daniels in gown of white Swiss organdy appliquéd with fluttering leaves and flowers, and tiny bodice of heavy pink satin that unfolds like a flower by Hattie Carnegie, diamonds by Harry Winston, photo by Richard Avedon, Harper's Bazaar, March 1948

Elise Daniels in short above-the-waist jacket flaring over a slim dress of Miron worsted by Larry Aldrich, made-to-order hat at Bergdorf Goodman, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, March 1, 1949

Elise Daniels is wearing the becoming "broken brim" bonnet in pale blue Baku straw with a narrow width of black velvet, by Irene of New York, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, March 15, 1949

Elise Daniels is wearing a hat with a sweeping profile of palest pink Burri straw piled on one side with rosy taffeta, a Maud Roser copy, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, March 1949

Elise Daniels in ribbed silk taffeta dress-coat with a melon-shaped skirt and big collar by Anthony Blotta, worn with pale blue slanted bicorn by John Frederics, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, March 15, 1949

Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Lisa Fonssagrives is wearing the Hamlet coiffure created by Michel of Helena Rubinstein, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, March 1, 1949

Lisa Fonssagrives in worsted, pin-checked black and white dress with white pique collar and cuffs by Conti, white piqué beret, Coro pearls, photo by Horst, Vogue, March 1, 1949

Sunday, May 17, 2020

Remembering first supermodel Lisa Fonssagrives-Penn on her birthday, May 17, 1911 - February 4, 1992

Friday, May 15, 2020

Remembering Richard Avedon on his birthday, May 15, 1923 - October 1, 2004
Center photo of Richard Avedon by Irving Penn, New York city, 1978

Sunday, April 12, 2020

Have a Happy and Healthy Easter!
Vogue, April 1915, cover illustrated by George Wolf Plank.

Sunday, March 22, 2020

Evelyn Tripp is wearing a hat of orange feathers appliquéd to a pillbox around a cut stone jewel by Dior, photo by William Klein, Vogue, September 15, 1958

Mary Jane Russell in jeweled green velvet pillbox (l) and Evelyn Tripp in ruffle flakes of lace pillbox, both by Dior, photo by William Klein, Vogue, Sept. 15, 1958

Evelyn Tripp is wearing a centerpiece hat of white soft-petaled flowers on green leaves in a green net mist by Paulette, photo by William Klein, Vogue, September 15, 1958

"Smoke and Veil", Evelyn Tripp is wearing a carbon velvet bicorne under a zodiac of black net horsehair by Lanvin-Castillo, photo by William Klein, 1958

Evelyn Tripp is wearing a tousled black ostrich feather hat with a white apron bow by Jean Patou, photo by William Klein, Vogue, September 15, 1958