Day 7: Christina Cacouris

Richard Avedon photographs Suzy Parker at the Cafe des Beaux Arts in Paris, 1956.

Richard Avedon photographs Renee in “The New Look of Dior” at Place de la Concorde, Paris, 1947.

An unpublished photograph by Richard Avedon of Coco Chanel, standing under a sign that reads “pourquoi Hitler”. Not realising where she had stood, upon seeing the photograph, the furious Chanel forbade Vogue Magazine from publishing it.

Richard Avedon photographs Christian Bernard and Renee in Le Marais, Paris, 1957. Renee models a suit by Dior.

Mark Shaw photographs the Fabiani Bag Dress outside of Harry’s Bar for LIFE Magazine, 1957.

Mark Shaw photographs a 1953 advertisement for Vanity Fair.

Mark Shaw photographs Dior muse Kouka wearing the Hyménée wedding dress from the Spring/Summer 1961 haute couture collection.

Mark Shaw’s photo ID for LIFE Magazine.

Mark Shaw photographs models wearing Nina Ricci couture in front of a black and white backdrop of Josephine Baker dancing the Charleston.

Mark Shaw photographs Joan Miro and Margaret Phillips for LIFE, 1955. Phillips wears an outfit by Claire McCardell with a print by Miro.

Mark Shaw photographs Pablo Picasso and Bettina Graziani for LIFE, 1955. Graziani wears an outfit by Claire McCardell with a pattern by Picasso.

Mark Shaw photographs Ivy Nicholson and Marc Chagall in his studio for Life, 1955. Nicholson wears a Claire McCardell dress with a print designed by Chagall.

Cecil Beaton photographs Mary Taylor modelling a dress designed by Bergdorf Goodman for Vogue, July 1935. Taylor poses in front of a mural by Neo-Romantic artist Pavel Tchelitchew.

Cecil Beaton photographs Coco Chanel at 31 rue Cambon, Paris, 1965.

Cecil Beaton photographs “American Fashion: The New Soft Look” for Vogue, March 1951. Model poses in front of Jackson Pollock paintings.

Cecil Beaton photographs “American Fashion: The New Soft Look” for Vogue, March 1951. Model poses in front of Jackson Pollock paintings.

Yves Saint Laurent’s “Mondrian Collection” photographed in 1966.

Yves Saint Laurent’s “Mondrian Collection”.