Sunday, June 13, 2021

50's Fashion Accessories

 


Sophia Loren, photographed by Jack Garofalo, in a Paris Cartier store - 1956.



Givenchy's silk matelasse brocade shoes 1955






Vogue, 1945, photo by Constantine Joffé


1957 hat


Vintage Dior Hat





Coco Chanel designed this choker for LY in the 1940's - costume jewelry but so
fabulous and classic - she was still wearing the piece some 40 years later!


Christian Dior 1950's Fashion

 















Saturday, June 12, 2021

One has a moral responsibility to disobey unjust laws. ~Martin Luther King Jr


Every man must decide whether he will walk in the light of creative altruism or in the darkness of destructive selfishness


That old law about ‘an eye for an eye’ leaves everybody blind. The time is always right to do the right thing. 


I came to the conclusion that there is an existential moment in your life when you must decide to speak for yourself; nobody else can speak for you


There is nothing more majestic than the determined courage of individuals willing to suffer and sacrifice for their freedom and dignity


Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter. 


The true measure of a man is not how he behaves in moments of comfort and convenience but how he stands at times of controversy and challenges

Quotes by Martin Luther King Jr

Audrey Hepburn

 
Audrey Hepburn was a British actress and humanitarian. Recognised as both a film and fashion icon, she was ranked by the American Film Institute as the third-greatest female screen legend from the Golden Age of Hollywood, and was inducted into the International Best Dressed List Hall of Fame.



1964 My Fair lady






Audrey as Eliza Doolittle




1961 Breakfast at Tiffany's

 

Friday, June 11, 2021

50's Fashion display

 


Christian Dior 1957.


Balenciaga 1959


Christian Dior 1956 red silk chiffon semiformal evening dress.


 Balmain, Pierre 1956 


Wings of Desire: Silk Organza two-piece garden party dress with silk satin sash:
 Avril from the Christian Dior Ailee Spring-Summer Collection, 1955.
 Photograph by Theadora Brack


Christian Dior ball gown 1953-1954 Collection


Balenciaga 1954


Balmain 1961


Charles James 1950


Oleg Cassini 1950's




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR