1940s couture

Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1947). Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini). Date: fall/winter 1949–50. Cultu...

Katharine Hepburn is known for her on-screen personality and her off-screen style. In reality, the two were closely intertwined, since she used style,…

Evening ensemble House of Dior (French, founded 1947) Designer: John Galliano (British, born Gibraltar, 1960) Couture Line: House of Dior (French, founded 1947) Date: spring/summer 1998

The most notable change in female fashion during the past three decades has had nothing to do with such age-old preoccupations as hemline length, neckline depth, or silhouette width. Rather, it has been the inexorable transformation of the high-end women's garment trade from the province of a tiny elite to an all-pervasive marketing tool for international luxury-goods conglomerates, which have masterminded such paradoxical concepts as mass luxury and global exclusivity, more through the sale…

A gorgeous new book from the house of Dior chronicles the brand's rich fragrance history.

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Design House: House of Dior (French, founded 1947). Designer: Christian Dior (French, Granville 1905–1957 Montecatini). Date: fall/winter 1949–50. Cultu...

“Sleeves👏for👏days👏. Della Oake is #frockingfabulous in Schiaparelli, 1951.”

black Dior wedding gown...no words.

McCall 7695; ca. 1949; Ladies' and Misses' Dinner Dress - Skirt - Two Lengths. Featured in McCall Style News, June 1949 [insert your photos of this pattern made up] [insert your username, and make sure your preferences allow for people to contact you via e-mail. Do not list your email address here!] I would like to buy this pattern in any size. THanks! AFewThreadsLoose