Flashback: New York City Fashion, 1950s
14 photos
<p>"Sculpture By Picasso," NYC, 1950.</p>
<p>"Model reading while waiting her turn at fashion show." 1950</p>
<p>"Designer Bonnie Cashin (R), talking with models wearing clothes she designed in the midst of a fashion show."</p>
<p>"Reporter Richard Cobb (C) talking with models at a fashion show at the Waldorf-Astoria hotel." 1958</p>
<p>"Actress Janet Leigh attending a New York fashion house while working on her dress designs," 1955.</p>
<p>L: "Model waiting to go on at fashion show; in background, designer Charles James is standing on steps with models wearing dresses from his collection," 1950. R: "Mrs. Nathan Ohrbach (R), showing new imported dress to fashion coordinator," 1951.</p>
<p>"Westinghouse TV commercial star Betty Furness clad in capped-sleeved, white, form-fitting dress w. a square neckline & bodice embellished w. 3 ribbons w. bows on this knee-length fashion; one of 28 new outfits for her CBS-TV ads: NYC," 1956.</p>
<p>"Editor Carmel Snow and Fashion Editor Diana Vreeland reviewing magazine layouts in HARPER'S BAZAAR office," 1952.</p>
<p>"A woman modelling a golden sweater," 1951.</p>
<p>"Soviet fashion model in a fashion show at the Soviet exhibition," 1959</p>
<p>"Model posing in British fashion designer Digby Morton's box jacket which goes over matching slip," 1952.</p>
<p>"California clothing store owners Glenn Christensen and his wife (fore) showing the outfits they purchased for their shops," NYC, 1957.</p>
<p>"Mrs. Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney (Eleanor Searle) standing in dressing room at the March of Dimes fashion show," 1957.</p>
<p>"Singer Edie Adams sitting in dressing room preparing to model at the March of Dimes fashion show," 1957</p>