3956_1184 A New York buyer scrutinizes a Victorine dress, worn by a Dior fashion model 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1179 Dior fashion model Eugenie Pompon wearing 'Clorinde' dress (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture Collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1185 Dior fashion model wearing an ensemble from 'Autumn-Winter 1953 Haute Couture collection, Vivante line 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1118 Dior fashion models wearing "Rosita" and "lola" dresses by Yves Saint Laurent for the house of Christian Dior (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Courbe line) 1958 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1096 Fashion model circa 1970s © 1978 Sid Avery

3956_1114 Dior fashion model Victoire wearing "Compiegne" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1097 Lingerie model with maid at the Coronet Theatre (shot as part of an ad campaign) 1952 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1116 Dior fashion model wearing the "Florentine" dress (Haute Couture collection, Courbe line) 1958 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1095 Dolores Guinness wearing the "Sevillane" dress (Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection, Longue line) 1959 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1084 Dior fashion model Sophie Malgat wearing an evening dress from the Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line) at the home of Christian Dior 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1061 Mark Shaw's photos for the article "Schmaltz is in Style" for an August 1956 issue of LIFE showcased Austrian fashions and locations. Shown here, model wearing an embroidered burlap skirt and pleated blouse by designer Gretta Plattry in front of the oldest bakery in Salzburg, built in 1429 © 2011 Mark Shaw

4373_0012 "Cabin in the Sky" Lena Horne 1943 ** I.V.

3956_1098 Henrietta Tiarks in a Balmain gown in the entryway of the Tour d'Argent in Paris 1959 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1082 St. Tropez model in yellow ensemble (yellow clad model photographed by Mark Shaw on St. Paul de Vence street for the January 9, 1956 article in Life “Sunny Style of the Riviera”) 1956 © 2011 Mark Shaw

3956_1041 Evelyn Tripp 1954 © 2010 Mark Shaw

3956_1072 A fashion model at Christian Dior's home in Paris wearing a Dior evening dress from Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1060 Cardin's herringbone tweed "bag" dress photographed by Mark Shaw in Paris's Tuileries Gardens for the LIFE September 1957 article "A Bright Young Look in Paris" © 2011 Mark Shaw

3956_1055 Models backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show in Paris France 1954 © 2011 Mark Shaw

3956_0928 Models backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show in Paris, France 1954 © 2005 Mark Shaw

3932_0008 Unkown Film circa 1940s ** I.V. / J.J.

3956_0934 Dior fashion model Victoire wearing the "Porto Rico" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

4332_0009 "Speedway" Nancy Sinatra, Elvis Presley 1968 MGM **I.V.

4418_0010 "The Bob Crosby Show" The Clay Warnick Singers 1958 Photo by Gabi Rona

4003_0012 Luise Rainer 1936 © 1978 Ted Allan

3940_0029 Gene Tierney circa 1950 ** I.V.

3934_0045 Stuntmen at Corriganville Movie Ranch in California 1961 © 1978 Lou Jacobs Jr.

4257_0001 "Champagne for Caesar" Celeste Holm, producer Harry Popkin, Ronald Colman 1950 United Artist

4257_0002 "Champagne for Caesar" Art Linkletter, Celeste Holm, producer Harry Popkin, Ronald Colman, Vincent Price 1950 United Artist Photo by Ted Allan

4003_0016 Luise Rainer 1936 © 1978 Ted Allan

4236_0004 Model in Paris, France circa 1950s © 1978 Paul Hesse

3912_0239 Veronica Lake for a Cresta Blanc advertisement circa 1940s © 1978 Paul Hesse

3912_0235 Veronica Lake circa 1940s ** I.V.

3956_1182 Dior fashion models wearing the Autumn-Winter 1953 Haute Couture collection, Vivante line 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3974_0003 Louise Brooks circa 1925

3912_0188 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3910_0042 Deanna Durbin circa 1940 ** I.V.

3956_1029 Donna Mirta Barberini-Colonna de Sciarra in Italy published in LIFE magazine on November 4, 1957 © 2010 Mark Shaw

3956_1198 Dior fashion model Odile wearing the 'Cortege' ensemble (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture Collection, H line) with Art Buchwald looking on over her left shoulder 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1163 Dior fashion model wearing 'Soiree de Labore' dress (Autumn-Winter 1955 Haute Couture collection, Y line) 1955 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3846_1790 Cars 1955 Nash Ambassador Country Club circa 1955 © 1978 Herman V. Wall

3956_0855 Dior fashion model Eugenie Pompon wearing the "Clorinde" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1103 Dior fashion model Kouka wearing the "Novia" dress (Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection, Longue line) 1959 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1059 Laroche's yellow skirt and sweater set was photographed by Mark Shaw in a Paris Cafe for the LIFE September 1957 article "A Bright Young Look in Paris" © 2011 Mark Shaw

3956_1078 Model Chislaine de Bosisson in the Paris home of Elsa Schiaparelli 1953 © 2011 Mark Shaw

3956_1068 Wanakee Pugh circa mid 1990s © 1990 Bobby Holland

3956_1066 Wanakee Pugh circa mid 1990s © 1990 Bobby Holland

3956_1079 Model Victoire during the general rehearsal showing off the Zaire dress to Christian Dior, surrounded by his close collaborators including, Raymonde Zehnacker, Mizza Bricard, Marguerite Carré and Jacques Rouët (Autumn–Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_0988 Dorothy Tristan wearing the Dior "Soiree cubaine" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Y line) 1955 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_0938 Models backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show in Paris, France 1954 © 2005 Mark Shaw

4027_0172 Jacqueline Kennedy shopping in Georgetown 1959 © 2012 Mark Shaw

4027_0163 Jacqueline Kennedy in Washington D.C. 1959 © 2012 Mark Shaw

4139_0002 "Shampoo" Julie Christie, Warren Beatty 1975 Columbia

3956_1199 Dior fashion model Victoire wearing 'margoton' ensemble (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture Collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3914_0001 Marian and Jim Jordan (aka "Fibber McGee and Molly") circa 1940s

4001_0215 Eleanor Powell with dog circa 1950s ** B.L.

4001_0216 Eleanor Powell circa 1930s ** B.L.

3912_0232 Veronica Lake circa 1940s ** I.V.

3985_0089 Paul Hesse Studios in West Hollywood, California (L-R) Joan Pearson (Lab Tech), John Kelly (Carbro Printer), Don Hesse, Wallace Seawell (Portrait Photographer), Mario Casilli (Assistant Photographer), Paul Hesse, Glenn Embree (1st Assistant and Associate Photographer), Cathy Gillean (Assistant), Florence Collins (Retoucher), Glen Levitt (Handyman) circa 1950 © 1978 Paul Hesse

3912_0238 Veronica Lake 1946 ** I.V.

3974_0109 Louise Brooks circa 1925 ** I.V.

3956_1092 Dior fashion models at the Pont Alexandre in Paris wearing "Coupole," "Nuit Blanche," (worn by Cynthia Peters) and "Florentine" ensembles (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line) 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1067 Wanakee Pugh circa mid 1990s © 1990 Bobby Holland

3956_1012 Fashion model circa 1955 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3956_1189 Dior fashion model wearing an ensemble from Dior's Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture collection, H line 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1201 Dior fashion models in Christian Dior-New York collection (Spring-Summer 1956) 1956 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3854_0797 Crowds (Academy Awards) circa 1940s ** I.V.

3956_1133 Dior fashion model, forefront, wearing 'Television' dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line) 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1121 Dior fashion models wearing ensembles from the Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1190 Dior fashion model Odile wearing 'Arsene Lupin' ensemble (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture collection, H Line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1167 Dior fashion model Alla wearing 'Enigme' coat (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1087 Models on carousel, Bois de Boulogne, Paris (photographed by Mark Shaw for the September 2, 1957 article in Life ìDaytime Suits,î this image was taken at the children's playground in the Bois de Boulogne. Dresses are (left to right) by designers Dior, Laroche, Cardin, Lanvin-Castillo and Patou) 1957 © 2011 Mark Shaw

3956_1040 Evelyn Tripp 1954 © 2010 Mark Shaw

3956_1088 Models on train, Bois de Boulogne, Paris (models clad in designer evening dresses posing on the childrenís miniature train in the Bois de Boulogne as photographed by Mark Shaw for the September 2, 1957 issue of Life. Designers (left to right) are Lanvin-Castillo, Cardin, Dior, Laroche, Lanvin-Castillo, Cardin, Laroche and Patou) 1957 © 2011 Mark Shaw

4003_0019 Luise Rainer 1936 © 1978 Ted Allan

3956_0936 Dior fashion model wearing "Chimene" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_0940 Model Paulette backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show in Paris, France 1954 © 2005 Mark Shaw

3974_0110 Louise Brooks circa 1925 ** I.V.

3956_1180 Illustrator Carl Erickson sketches Dior fashion model Alla wearing 'Artamene' evening ensemble (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1117 Dior fashion model circa 1958 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_0869 Dorothy Tristan wearing the Dior "Soiree etoilee" dress (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Y line) 1955 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3974_0026 Louise Brooks circa 1925

3912_0215 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3956_1186 Dior fashion model wearing 'Palais de glace' dress (Spring-Summer 1957 Haute Couture collection, Libre line) 1957 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3912_0216 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3956_1183 Dior fashion model Alla wearing a 'croque-mitaine' model (Autumn-Winter 1953 Haute Couture collection, Vivante line) 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3912_0199 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3956_0935 Dior fashion model Victoire wearing "Zaire" dress from the Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection H Line 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1065 Wanakee Pugh circa mid 1990s © 1990 Bobby Holland

3956_1091 Dior fashion models at the Pont Alexandre in Paris wearing "Coupole," "Nuit Blanche," (worn by Cynthia Peters) and "Florentine" ensembles (Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line) 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1073 Model Victoire during the general rehearsal showing off the Zaire dress to Christian Dior, surrounded by his close collaborators including, Raymonde Zehnacker, Mizza Bricard, Marguerite Carré and Jacques Rouët (Autumn–Winter Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3912_0224 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3956_1047 Photographed by Mark Shaw for the Jan. 14, 1957 issue of Life, this model poses in a Givenchy designed tunic with a Moorish pattern made of elasticized cotton. The Life article, "French Flavor for U.S. Beaches" featured fashions photographed on the beach at Trouville and the harbor of Honfleur, France © 2010 Mark Shaw

3956_1053 Dior fashion model wearing the "Palais de glace" dress (Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection, Libre line) 1957 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3912_0198 Veronica Lake circa 1940 ** I.V.

3854_0061 Crowd Scene C. 1922 Silent Film

3912_0228 Veronica Lake circa 1942 ** I.V.

3846_1789 Cars 1955 Nash Ambassador Country Club circa 1955 © 1978 Herman V. Wall

3956_0924 Models backstage at the Pierre Balmain Couture show in Paris, France 1954 © 2005 Mark Shaw

3784_0125 Faye Dunaway in "The Towering Inferno" 1974 20th Century-Fox ** B.D.M.

3854_0156 Crowd Scene from "Robin Hood" 1922