About a month ago I wrote a post about my favorite fashions by Fath from 1950, so now I am sharing my favorite Dior designs from that same year. It was harder for me to find 10 favorite Dior designs than I though it would be. I guess 1950 isn't my favorite year for Dior. I am constantly adding pictures to my files, and have many on Pinterest by Dior that I haven't gotten around to transferring over to my computer. I am sure I will find more Dior creations from 1950 later. I am already…

Designer Christian Dior shook haute couture in 1947 when he unveiled a wasp-waist full A-line silhouette that was dubbed 'The New Look.' #midcenturyfashion

1957 Christian Dior

OK, I am going to admit up front that I cheated a little on this post. I couldn't narrow it down to only 10 designs, so I grouped a few designs together. You will notice from these photos, that Dior had a thing for short jackets in 1951. I want to make most of these outfits for my dolls. Warning, I may use the word "love" too much. First off, we have this beautiful confection of a gown, sigh......... What's not to love? I love this dragonfly dress This is Integrity Toys' Champs-Élysées…

Born 1928 in Stirling, Scottish model Myrtle Crawford started modeling in a small way. She joined the Jean Bell modeling agency, sharing a f...

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A 1955 'edition' of Christian Dior's 1947 bar suit worn by Dior house model Renee Barton, photo taken by Willy Maywald probably in spring 1957The above image appears in almost all fashion history books as an example of Dior’s spring 1947 debut collection – the collection U.S. Harper’s Bazaar editor Carmel Snow said had such a “New Look.” The image was taken by German fashion photographer Willy Maywald, but the image was not taken in 1947. This image was most likely taken in spring 1957 to…