4898_0004 Patti Page circa 1950s ** I.V. / M.T.

4808_0058 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0056 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0028 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0007 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0055 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

5093_0051 Holiday Category (4th of July) Peggy Kundson, Suzi Crandall, Jane Harker circa 1950s Photo by Eugene Robert Richee

5109_0004 Ginny Simms 1957 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

5062_0093 Louis Armstrong circa 1956 © 1978 Gene Trindl

5093_0049 Holiday Category (4th of July) Jayne Mansfield 1955

4808_0012 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4418_0013 "The Bob Crosby Show" Bob Crosby with Joan O'Brien and The Modernaires 1957 Photo by Gabi Rona

4418_0009 "The Bob Crosby Show" The Clay Warnick Singers 1958 Photo by Gabi Rona

4808_0059 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4418_0007 "The Bob Crosby Show" circa mid 1950s Photo by Gabi Rona

4808_0051 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0061 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0054 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0008 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0062 "Life with Elizabeth" Betty White circa 1952 ** I.V.

4808_0060 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0053 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4418_0011 "The Bob Crosby Show" The Clay Warnick Singers 1958 Photo by Gabi Rona

4808_0049 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4808_0057 Betty White 1958 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

4418_0012 "The Bob Crosby Show" The Clay Warnick Singers 1958 Photo by Gabi Rona

4027_0155 Jacqueline Kennedy in Georgetown 1959 © 2012 Mark Shaw

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

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

3956_1094 Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes wearing the "Macadam" dress (Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection, Longue line) 1959 © 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_1093 Vicomtesse Jacqueline de Ribes wearing the "Ibis" dress (Spring-Summer Haute Couture collection, Longue line) 1959 © 2013 Mark Shaw

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

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

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

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

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

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_1085 Indian inspired fashion at MoMA (photographed for a story on Indian inspired fashion for LIFE which was published on May 16, 1955. The story came out in conjunction with New York's Museum of Modern Art show of Indian textiles which opened in April of 1955) 1955 © 2011 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_0915 Fashion Category Photos for the Blue Book Modeling Agency circa Mid 1950's Photo by Leo Caloia **K.B.

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_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_1012 Fashion model circa 1955 © 2008 Mark Shaw

3956_1161 Dior fashion model circa 1958 © 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_1167 Dior fashion model Alla wearing 'Enigme' coat (Autumn-Winter 1954 Haute Couture collection, H line) 1954 © 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_1040 Evelyn Tripp 1954 © 2010 Mark Shaw

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

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

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

3684_0008 "Rebel Without a Cause" James Dean, Natalie Wood 1955 Warner Brothers ** I.V.

3448_0051 "Giant" Elizabeth Taylor 1955 © 1978 Sanford Roth / A.M.P.A.S.

3534_0073 "Leave It to Beaver" Barbara Billingsley 1957 Photo by Gabi Rona

3534_0077 "Leave It to Beaver" Barbara Billingsley 1957 Photo by Gabi Rona

3448_0049 "Giant" Elizabeth Taylor 1955 © 1978 Sanford Roth / A.M.P.A.S.

3397_0003 "The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis" Dwayne Hickman, Sheila James Kuehl circa 1960 Photo by Gabi Rona

3166_0001 Verna Felton in "Pete and Gladys" circa 1960 Photo by Gabi Rona

3153_0011 Jo Stafford 1955 Photo by Gabi Rona

3178_0055 Martha Hyer 1955 © 1978 Sid Avery

2927_0099 Jean Seberg 1957 © 1978 Bob Willoughby

2915_0024 Tommy Sands circa 1950s Photo by Gabi Rona

2797_0020 Lilli Palmer 1954 © 1978 Wallace Seawell

2889_0156 Mickey Rooney circa 1950s Photo by Gabi Rona

3153_0009 Jo Stafford 1955 Photo by Gabi Rona