Charming 50s

This was a time of glamour, beauty and luxury. A time of eternal femininity. It was the time in fashion history when everything what beautiful was in the efflorescence. The society, recovered after World War II, wanted to see infinite beauty and aesthetics in fashion. And this came true.

16 year old Brigitte Bardot wearing Balenciaga, 1950

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Christian Dior gown, 1950

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Pauline Trigère cape, 1952

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Jeanne Lanvin Castillo, 1952

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'Vilmiron' dress by Christian Dior, 1952

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Christian Dior, 1953

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British Vogue, September 1953

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1954

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Cristobal Balenciaga, 1956

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Ladies Home Journal, October 1957

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Jean Patou, 1957

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Lanvin, 1957

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Pierre Balmain, 1957

Source: http://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O120798/evening-dress-pierre-balmain/

Christian Dior dress, 1957

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  Anne Fogarty ensemble, 1957-1958

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Grace Kelly, 1958

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Yves Saint Laurent, 1958

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Yves Saint Laurent for Dior, 'L'Eléphant Blanc', 1958

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