Dior 1953

Dior model Mauviette wears a dress described as the "shortest of the season" in notes made for LIFE on August 12, 1953.

Dior model Mauviette wears a dress described as the "shortest of the season" in notes made for LIFE on August 12, 1953.

Dior model Mauviette wears a dress described as the "shortest of the season" in notes made for LIFE on August 12, 1953.

Dior model Mauviette wears a dress described as the "shortest of the season" in notes made for LIFE on August 12, 1953.

Dior, Gais Paris Ensemble in Two Mirrors, 1953 -- From page 83 in Dior Glamour, Mark Shaw.

Dior, Gais Paris Ensemble in Two Mirrors, 1953 -- From page 83 in Dior Glamour, Mark Shaw.

Dior, Marie-Therese Wears Belle Helene, 1953. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size).

Dior, Marie-Therese Wears Belle Helene, 1953. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size).

Paris, Dior Three Girls Look Left, 1953 -- Photographed in 1953 at the Pont Alexandre by Mark Shaw for Life, this image is an outtake from an article titled "The First 13 Diors."

Paris, Dior Three Girls Look Left, 1953 -- Photographed in 1953 at the Pont Alexandre by Mark Shaw for Life, this image is an outtake from an article titled "The First 13 Diors."

Paris, Dior Three Girls Look Left, 1953 -- Photographed in 1953 at the Pont Alexandre by Mark Shaw for Life, this image is an outtake from an article titled "The First 13 Diors."

Paris, Dior Three Girls Look Left, 1953 -- Photographed in 1953 at the Pont Alexandre by Mark Shaw for Life, this image is an outtake from an article titled "The First 13 Diors."

Paris, Dior Three Girls Look Left, 1953 -- Photographed in 1953 at the Pont Alexandre by Mark Shaw for Life, this image is an outtake from an article titled "The First 13 Diors."

Dior Coq au Vin ensemble, Paris 1953. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size).

Dior Coq au Vin ensemble, Paris 1953. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size).

Dior Coq au Vin ensemble, Paris 1953. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine with Seamstress, 1953.

Dior, Mauvette in Lace with Buyer, 1953. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Seated, 1953. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Seated, 1953. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Seated, 1953. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size).

Dior, Mauvette in Lace with Buyer, 1953. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine with Seamstress, 1953.

Dior, Mauvette in Lace with Buyer, 1953. Image size is 40" x 40" (for 44" x 44" paper size).

Dior, Mauvette in Lace with Buyer, 1953. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine with Seamstress, 1953.

Dior, Mauvette in Lace with Buyer, 1953. Image size is 32" X 32" (for 36" X 36" paper size).

Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" paper size).

Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" paper size).

Dior, Two Models in Vivante Line, "1953", 1956. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" paper size).

A model wearing Dior photographed by Mark Shaw in the mid 1950s. Recently published in the book Dior, Glamour, Mark Shaw. Rizzoli, 2013. Image size is 22" x 32" (for 24" x 36" pap...

A model wearing Dior photographed by Mark Shaw in the mid 1950s. Recently published in the book Dior, Glamour, Mark Shaw. Rizzoli, 2013. Image size is 13.75" x 20" (for 17" x 22" ...

A model wearing Dior photographed by Mark Shaw in the mid 1950s. Recently published in the book Dior, Glamour, Mark Shaw. Rizzoli, 2013. Image size is 10" x 15" (for 11" x 17" pap...

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Hands to Hip, 1953.

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Hands to Hip, 1953.

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Hands to Hip, 1953.

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Holds Hat, 1953. Image size is 22" x 22" (for 24" x 36" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Holds Hat, 1953. Image size is 16" x 16" (for 17" x 22" paper size).

Dior, Alla in Croque-mitaine Holds Hat, 1953. Image size is 10" x 10" (for 11" x 17" paper size).

He exhibited quite successfully in Copenhagen, Denmark and Munich, Germany.  Haug Christian died on October 10, 1953 in Munich. Today, his works can be found in private collections ...

Later he was appointed a Professor in Germany. He died in 1953 in Castel Neuburg an der Inn, Germany.

Victor Heinrich Seifert died in Berlin in 1953. His works are frequently found at auction houses.

Her painting Cortege de Flore is represented in the French provincial museum at Mulhouse and evokes the pale tones and style of Botticelli. She died at Sceaux in 1953. Signed bott...

He was a member of the jury Miss France 1936. He died in Paris on 1953. Today his paintings can be found in private and public collections including the Brussels Museum of Fine Art.

Victor Heinrich Seifert (1870 – 1953) Die Trinkende, c. 1900, cast 1906 H 26.25 in. x W 8 in. x D 11.38 inch Bronze with brown patina Original stone pedestal with 1906 inscribed on ...

Dior, Three Models in Doorway, 1956, (1953 in Dior Glamour) -- Published in the September 3, 1956 issue of LIFE, these Dior mannequins encased in muslin shrouds were photographed by ...

Dior, Three Models in Doorway, 1956, (1953 in Dior Glamour) -- Published in the September 3, 1956 issue of LIFE, these Dior mannequins encased in muslin shrouds were photographed by ...

Dior, Three Models in Doorway, 1956, (1953 in Dior Glamour) -- Published in the September 3, 1956 issue of LIFE, these Dior mannequins encased in muslin shrouds were photographed by ...

Their children were Algernon Henry Peter Strickland (1863-1928), Augustine Cecil Strickland (1864-1925), Hubert Arthur Strickland (1867-1928), Claud Hugh Strickland (1871-1938), Hild...

His paintings are present in several Museums, including Caen, Chatou, Isle-Adam, Rouen, Marseille. Le Petit died in 1953 in La Frette sur Seine.

The company was called Verreries de l'Est, which corresponds to Delatte's ambitions. He died in 1953. Take into account that the colors on the items may vary depending on the type ...

Moise Kisling returned to France after the war and defeat of Germany and died in 1953 in Sanary-sur-Mer, Var, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, France where a residential street in the tow...

Total height: 43 cm Diameter: 52 cm Weight: 8.5 kg Robert Caillat Born in Paris in 1897 and died in 1953, Robert Jules Léon Caillat was a French master glassmaker and decorator who...

He was a past president of Gloucester Society Of Artists. He died in 1953. Had resided in Gloucester Mass since 1908.

In 1947 he exhibited at Galerie Flatow, Los Angeles. He died on August 9 1953 dies in Paris. 1955 Memorial exhibition in Strasbourg 1958 Memorial exhibition at Galerie Marseille, P...

He was elected a Royal Academician in 1953. Dobson died in London in 1963. Though his fame dipped mid-century, he is now celebrated as the critical link between traditional craft a...

Lucien ADRION French (1889-1953) Picture size 15 x 18", 38 x 46cm Frame size 22 x 29", 56 x 62 cm Lucien Adrion was born in Strasbourg, France in 1889 and died in Cologne 195...

Personal life Ludington died in 1953, aged 83 years, at her home in Old Lyme, Connecticut.[13] She was survived by her younger sister, suffragist Helen Ludington Rotch.

Alois Heinrich Priechenfried died on May 24th 1953 at his home in Diefenbachgasse in the Rudolfsheim-Fünfhausdistrict of Vienna which lies on the northern bank of the River Wien.

He was assisted by the famous Edmond Roudnista, who invented the formula for Christian Dior's future Diorissimo. In 1953, after several creations in perfumery, he decided to close th...