#1950s cocktail dress

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Black Cocktail Dress, 1950s, American.

Designed by Ceil Chapman.

Augusta Auctions.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Details of a cocktail dress by Jacques Fath, 1955-56.

[fripperiesandfobs]

Cocktail dress by Christian Dior, spring/summer 1956

From Kerry Taylor Auctions

[history-of-fashion]

ab. 1952 Cocktail dress (brand: Hattie Carnegie, designer: Pauline Potter)

silk faille

(Museum at the Fashion Institute of Technology)

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• "La Cigale" Cocktail Dress.

Designer/Maker: Christian Dior

Date: 1952

[costumeloverz71]

Cocktail Dress, 1950s. Christian Dior.

[dozydawn]

[rubyrigby]

Henrietta Tiarks modeling a silk cocktail dress designed by Jules-François Crahay of Nina Ricci, 1959.

[kecobe]

Vikki Dougan photographed by Nina Leen for a 1952 Life magazine story about wearing different wigs to get more modeling work

Photographer: Nina Leen (American, born Russia; 1914–1995)

Nina Leen/The LIFE Picture Collection © Meredith Corporation

[mididressobsessed]

Source: us.shein.com

[darlingdawnvintage]

Vintage Vogue June 1957 ✨Photograph by Irving Penn • Ann Klem • I love the accessories!

[digitalfashionmuseum]

Black Sequin Silk Cocktail Dress, 1950s, American.

By Ceil Chapman.

Augusta Auctions.

[shewhoworshipscarlin]

Chantilly lace cocktail dress by Hardy Amies, late 1950s.

[fripperiesandfobs]

“Sonatine” by Dior, fall/winter 1957-8

From Tessier-Sarou

[history-of-fashion]

1950-1959 Womens cocktail dress by Germaine Rocher (Sydney)

velvet, silk, textile, metal

(Powerhouse Museum)

[lookingbackatfashionhistory]

• Beaded Cocktail Dress.

Designer: Nettie Rosenstein

Date: 1955-1965

Medium: White chiffon