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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Sculpture by Picasso
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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Mary Ellen Terry
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Ladies Modeling Outsixe Muffs
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Model in Suit
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Fur Model, 1952
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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50s Model
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Lady Modeling a Fur Boa
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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A Lady Modeling Fur
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Lady modeling fur, 1952
Photo by: Gordon Parks © Life Picture Collection
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Model posing, 1934
Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt © Life Picture Collection
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Janet MacLeod
Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt © Life Picture Collection
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Dior latest dresses, 1957
Photo by: Loomis Dean © Life Picture Collection
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Women Modelling the Page Boy Hairstyle
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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Noel Coward in Nevada
Photo by: Loomis Dean © Life Picture Collection
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Aqua Revue Girls
Photo by: PA Images
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The Chanda Hat
Photo by: Nina Leen © Life Picture Collection
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The Summer fur
Photo by: Alfred Eisenstaedt © Life Picture Collection
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Double Image of a Model
Photo by: Gjon Mili © Life Picture Collection
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