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Gilbert Adrian | Dinner suit | American | The Met
Dress Designer:Gilbert Adrian (American, Naugatuck, Connecticut 1903–1959 Hollywood, California) Date:ca. 1944 Culture:American Medium:Wool

Adrian

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Evening dress and underskirt | Edwin Hardy Amies Late 40s Net embroidered w/sequins
Day Dress (image 2) | Edwin Hardy Amies | Great Britain | 1947 | printed cotton | Victoria & Albert Museum | T.113-1964

Amies

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Suit - Balenciaga - 1949
Jacket (Bolero), Evening. House of Balenciaga (French, founded 1937). Designer: Cristobal Balenciaga (Spanish, 1895–1972). Date: fall/winter 1946–47. Culture: French. Medium: silk, cotton, wool, beading. Dimensions: Length at CB: 14 3/4 in. (37.5 cm).
Balenciaga Bolero Evening Jacket 1946-47

Balenciaga

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1940 Callot Soeurs

Callot Soeurs

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Hattie Carnegie Evening ensemble - American ca.1945 Silk, plastic, beads, sequins.
Hattie Carnegie 1940s wool pleated coat size 8/10. | From a collection of rare vintage coats and outerwear at https://www.1stdibs.com/fashion/clothing/coats-outerwear/ @1stdibscom #HattieCarnegie #vintage #fashion #shopping
Evening dress, Hattie Carnegie, 1949, Shelburne Museum. Worn by Electra Havemeyer Webb, the founder of Shelburne Museum, to a Hollywood event

Carnegie

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1949 Carven
“Ma Griffe” Dress, late 1940s-early 1950s Madame Carven

Carven

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Ensemble Bonnie Cashin, 1945
Bonnie Cashin | Playsuit | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Cashin

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Jean Dessès | Evening dress | French | The Met
Evening dress
Jean Desses, France, 1949, koda, teca, rayon staple. I've seen shoulder drapes, trains and swathes... but what is this front drape and how does it work??

Dessés

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Suit Christian Dior, 1948 Kerry Taylor Auctions
Day Dress Detail by Christian Dior c.a. 1947, Medium: silk
1947 Dior silk evening dress

Dior

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MATILDA ETCHES 1947 TRAJE DE NOCHE LONDRES DETALLE
Evening cape - Butterfly
Evening cape - Butterfly - Matilda Etches

Etches

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Summer day dress | Fath, Jacques | V&A Search the Collections
Jacques Faith, 1949-1950 (made) Wool lined with net and silk
"Garconne" Jacques Fath 1949

Fath

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X T A B A Y on Instagram: "✨1940’s otherworldly glamour by designer Howard Greer. Featuring a dramatic woven bodice that ties in the back. Fits a size small. Waist 26”. Tags 🏷️ for this rare beauty are welcome. ✨ . . . . . . . #xtabayvintage #xtabay #vintagecouture #1940showardgreer #howardgreer #designervintage #1940sdress #oldhollywood #hollywoodglamour #oldhollywoodglamour #1940sglamour #1940sstyle #forties #1940sfashion"
1940S HOWARD GREER Black Silk Crepe Cocktail Dress With Beaded Shoulder Detail
A dress by Howard Greer. Photo: Courtesy of the Chicago History Museum

Greer

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Evening dress Madame Grès 1948-49
Dress Madame Grès (Alix Barton)  (French, Paris 1903–1993 Var region) Date: 1948 Culture: French Medium: wool

Grès

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Jacques Griffe P/E 1949 (à gauche Jacques Heim et à droite Jeanne Lafaurie). Photo Jean Chevalier.
Jacques Griffe A/H 1949-50. Photo Erik Holmén.

Griffe

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Neckpiece Elizabeth Hawes ca. 1940
Hawes Incorporated | "Falernum" | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hawes

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Norman Hartnell | c. 1948. http://defunctfashion.tumblr.com/post/26847747081/norman-hartnell-c-1948
Ensemble Designer: Norman Hartnell Date: ca. 1943 Culture: British Medium: silk Accession Number: 1981.302a, b
Ensemble Norman Hartnell (British, 1901–1979) Date: ca. 1943

Hartnell

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Dinner dress Mme. Eta Hentz 1944
Mme. Eta Hentz |
Mme. Eta Hentz | Bolero | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Hentz

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Charles James | "Trapeze" | American | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Charles James | Evening dress | American | The Met

James

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vintage 1940s suit . LILLI ANN . wool silk . by millstreetvintage
1940s Lilli Ann Suit

Lilli Ann

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Circa 1948 pink wool or synthetic evening sweater set with black silk trim by Mainbocher, American.
Mainbocher Cream and Gold evening dress 1940s

Mainbocher

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wool dress for townley frocks, 1944

McCardell

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For Sale on 1stDibs - This is a great example of French haute Couture from the 1940''s. Edward Molyneux chose a modern fabric design and padded the shoulders as well as the
1949 Edward Molyneux | Evening dress | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Molyneux

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For Sale on 1stDibs - A chic cocktail dress by French designer Jeanne Paquin. The dress is made of a wool crepe with black sequins sewn on in a squiggle pattern . It has a v
Evening dress American about 1940 House of Paquin (French, founded 1891)Evening dress | Museum of Fine Arts, Boston

Paquin

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Lot 222 - An unusual Jean Patou couture rayon taffeta
1940 Jean Patou
Evening dress House of Patou 1947-49

Patou

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Nina Ricci A/H 1948-49. Photo Georges Saad. Mannequin Sophie Malgat.
Nina Ricci A/H 1947-48 "La Grande Catherine".

Ricci

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