Gertrude Hubbell, Ruth Peters, and Mildred Grimwood
Averne, Queens
New York, September 1897
Natalia Vodianova by Steven Meisel
in fashions inspired by Paul Poiret
for Vogue, 2007
on the beach at Lowestoft, England
photo by E. Bacon, July 1926
(Topical Press Agency/Getty Images)
John Wayne and Gary Cooper
photo by Phil Stern
(I do recommend a closer look at Mr. Cooper’s shoes.)
suit by Givenchy
featured in Actualité Couture
Autumn 1957
photo by George Skadding, 1948
Jean Parker and Mary Carlisle
photographer unknown
Who wouldn’t want to be Miss Tire and Battery?
drive-thru glamour at the Muller Bros Car Wash
photo by Allan Grant, 1951
presented without comment
Dear LIFE Archives:
I feel like this requires an explanation.
photo by Ralph Morse
a model in Dior
and a map of Paris
Stokemus, New Jersey
photo by Wallace G. Levison, 1886