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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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_1078 Model Chislaine de Bosisson in the Paris home of Elsa Schiaparelli 1953 © 2011 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_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

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

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

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_1012 Fashion model circa 1955 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3956_1201 Dior fashion models in Christian Dior-New York collection (Spring-Summer 1956) 1956 © 2013 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_1121 Dior fashion models wearing ensembles from the Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line 1953 © 2013 Mark Shaw

3956_1133 Dior fashion model, forefront, wearing 'Television' dress (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_1040 Evelyn Tripp 1954 © 2010 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_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

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

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

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

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

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

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