A wonderful bombshell-style silk dress striped in the pink and white of carnations by Mollie Parnis. Photo from Harpers Bazaar April 1952.
I love everything about this dress, the colour, the neckline, the pattern and particularly the matching gloves! Photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe.
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I love to see the work of women designers of the 50′s, such a distinct view of how women wanted to look. Claire McCardell, Mollie Parnis, Pauline Trigere, Alix Gres, Bonnie Cashin……thanks for the post, keep ‘em coming!
Thanks Qwendy – I don’t know all of those designers I’ll check them out! Isn’t the dress wonderful?
Wow, nice. I’m with you. That’s certainly a very upscale 1950s housewife look, ha ha.
absolutely! I wear outfits like that to do the housework ALL the time