Fripperies and Fobs

Madame Grès evening dress, fall/winter 1948

From Cora Ginsburg

Givenchy dress of Wallis, Duchess of Windsor, 1954

From the Maryland Center for History and Culture

Hardy Amies cocktail dress, late 1950′s

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Jacques Heim ball gown, mid-1950′s

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Dior evening dress, fall/winter 1955

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

“Mexico” by Dior London, fall/winter 1954-55

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Balenciaga evening dress, fall/winter 1951

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Schiaparelli evening dress, late 1940′s

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Lucien Lelong evening dress, mid-1940′s

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Jacques Fath evening dress, 1953

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Norman Hartnell wedding dress ca. 1953

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Maggy Rouff ball gown, late 1950′s

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Molyneux evening dress ca. 1930

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

Balenciaga cocktail dress ca. 1958

From Enchères Sadde via Interencheres

Balmain evening dress ca. 1955

From Enchères Sadde via Interencheres

Balmain evening dress, fall/winter 1957-58

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art

Paquin evening dress, summer 1937

From the Metropolitan Museum of Art