Dior

Christian Dior by Marc Bohan Haute Couture Black Silk-Velvet Evening Gown, early 1960s, with self fringed hem, corset to interior, labelled, bust 32in, 81cm, waist 24in,61cm, hips: 34in,86cm

Haute Couture Black Silk-Velvet Evening Gown, early 1960s

Richard Avedon

'Dovima with elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, August 1955'

Richard Avedon

Dovima with elephants, Evening dress by Dior, Cirque d’Hiver, Paris, August, 1955

Richard Avedon

Suzy Parker, model. Dress by Dior, Paris