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

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 - Image 3956_1079

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

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

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

Jacqueline Kennedy shopping in Georgetown1959© 2012 Mark Shaw - Image 4027_0172

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

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 - Image 3985_0089

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

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 - Image 3956_1092

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

Fashion model circa 1955 © 2008 Mark Shaw - Image 3956_1012

Dior fashion model wearing an ensemble from Dior

Dior fashion modelcirca 1958© 2013 Mark Shaw - Image 3956_1161

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

Dior fashion models wearing ensembles from the Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection, Vivante line1953© 2013 Mark Shaw - Image 3956_1121

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

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

Evelyn Tripp1954 © 2010 Mark Shaw - Image 3956_1040

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 - Image 3956_1088

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

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

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

Illustrator Carl Erickson sketches Dior fashion model Alla wearing

Dior fashion modelcirca 1958© 2013 Mark Shaw - Image 3956_1117

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

Dior fashion model Victoire wearing "Zaire" dress from the Autumn-Winter Haute Couture collection H Line1954© 2013 Mark Shaw - Image 3956_0935

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

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 - Image 3956_1047

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