Shoulder emphasis fashion

Vogue, February 1, 1965

Vintage Hollywood Stars

A collection of images from the Ralph & Russo Spring-Summer 2014 Haute Couture fashion collection presented in Paris, Thursday, Jan.23, 2014.

Gareth Pugh's London Fashion Week show saw models stomp down the runway in a collection designed for "women who accept zero bullshit".

Paul Poiret was a Frenchman who took the fashion world by storm in the early 1900s. Many of his pieces were clearly Oriental-inspired and featured luxurious fabrics, beaded accents, sheer materials,and lush drapery and layering. His designs were often considered scandalous, as well! During the conservative Victorian era, his 1910 collection shocked people with the flowing freeness of the clothing and lack of "proper" underclothing, such as corsets and girdles. His works led the way in what…

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1932 The Letty Lynton silhouette came from Hollywood influence when Lynton introduced the emphasis on shoulders. (N Markert)

This is a deceptively simple evening dress designed in 1962 by Spanish-born couturier Cristobal Balenciaga, considered the supreme architect of twentieth-century fashion. Remembered primarily for his virtuosity as a tailor and for his use of fabrics with a stiffer or more structured "hand," Balenciaga generally sheathed the body in a self-supporting armature of cloth