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Charles James Stunning Evening Gowns
James riffed on his signature Clover Leaf ball gown, designed
in 1953, by adding unexpected color combinations
and black lace overlay.
Charles James, worn by Babe Paley for a 1950
Vogue portrait. The overskirt is torqued and wrapped to
achieve the complicated draping.
James's wife, Nancy,
in a later version, photographed by Cecil Beaton, 1955.
The Butterfly. A 1954 design James created for Austine Hearst, shown
wearing the dress in 1956.
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