The turn of the century to the end of the 1950s was a period of great change – empires rose and fell, social structures were dismantled, humanity weathered two world wars and a great depression. Likewise, codes of dress were being torn up and rewritten, and modern fashion was born.
From the conservative styles of the Edwardian period and the relaxed silhouettes of the Roaring Twenties, through to the “New Look” of the 1950s, our archive showcases the eternal glamour of fashion’s golden age.
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Women Modelling the Page Boy Hairstyle
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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Model in Suit
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Women modelling Outsize Muffs
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Palm Springs Sunbathers
Photo by: Loomis Dean © Life Picture Collection
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Nina Ricci Wedding Dress
Photo by: © Gamma Rapho
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The wide shoulder look
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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A Model in Paris
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Beachwear 1950
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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Bathing caps models
Photo by: Ralph Crane © Life Picture Collection
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The seersucker cotton suit
Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt © Life Picture Collection
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Smoking Model
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Thinking Model
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Sophie At The Carnival
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Sophie Malgat, 1950
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Christian Dior Models
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Swirling motion of jersey hostess gown
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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The Model
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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Modelling the Lafaurie’s
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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