These pictures are absolutely fantastic and modern photographers and stylists can learn a lot from every single one of them. They reek of the words gorgeous, sensous and fabulous. And in today's magazines there's above all this strive for coolness that has eventually transformed into pure coldness. I love not only the outfits and the settings, but also the looks in the eyes of those models. Pure sensuality!
This title is wrong. These glamorous women were known as Mannequins. Not super-models which is a most obnoxious term that only serves to accentuate the vulgarity of today, not the elegance and glamour of yesteryear.
@tortoni900 if you googles mannequin you would get a plastic doll for displaying clothes. i do not think the title is refering the technical term for models in the 50's
@gradusm Actually, mannequin was and still is the French word for those women who modelled primarily Haute Couture. However, you are correct that if you were to Google the term in English pages the results will show the plastic doll for displaying clothes.
Well, I don't know if this is the case for Ms Leigh...But I do know that up until the 1970s, it wasn't uncommon for doctors to prescribe women dieting pills while pregnant [if they felt that the women had gained too much weight while pregnant]
Also, virtually everyone smoked in those times and it really does kill one's appetite.
@crossy70 The Models [featured in order, with three photographs each]: Linda Fonssagrives Evelyn Tripp Bettina Graziana Dovima Dorian Leigh Jean Patchett Mary Jane Russell Georgia Hamilton Suzy Parker
I admire Lisa Fonssagrives' contribution to the modeling profession. She and Dorien Leigh were the first pioneers (if you don't Charles Frederick Worth's wife). Lisa brought in modern dance in terms of posing and emotion. She always had the elegance and sophisticated image in each photograph. It's the epitome of ladiness.
Lisa is my favorite supermodel too. The funny thing about people's surprised reaction to her 17-inch waistline is she would carry a tape measure in her purse to prove their suspicions false! Haha. She had this unique diet of 10 small meals throughout the day, so it was eating every hour. Not alot of people can do that. I liked Lisa's creativity in the pictures. Some of my favorite ones were for Horst.
She thought she was born to dance! Hehehe. She studied Modern Dance and Ballet. With the latter artform she met her husband Ferdinand Fonssagrives. What I liked about Lisa was her hieght: 5'8 and jawline. It just added to the Parisian socialite demure. She was hardly a socialite or a wealthy person. The photographers hired her because of the image she created. The French Mafia during the 1930's were fixated on Lisa, so constantly had her do shoots for Vogue. She knew how to move and it worked.
You know, the image Lisa created is now considered wrong in couture modeling, since the models are not 5'8 and give a snooty attitude. Plus, her features are classic couture. Janice Dickinson didn't have classic couture looks but she was new and exotic, so the photographers had the same response to her as they did with lisa: the new muse! Every bunch of photographers have to have a muse. Lisa was fortunate to have an abundance of photographers that admired her skills and look.
If you look at Janice's covers of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar from the 1970's, you will see she was this delicate, girlish-looking woman with those full lips and small eyes...she had the fair skin and brown hair. Lisa had straight black hair but Janice had brown and kept it that way. Lisa changed her hair color to blonde. With each era the look for a model is different. In the 70's "brown hair, full lips and tallness" was in and in pre-WWII "blonde hair, thin lips, short height" was in.
they were anorexic back then too.....how crazy!!!!
cocorita5 3 weeks ago
The music DOES NOT FIT at all with the video !!!!
bobduvar 3 months ago
Its nice to see models wearing clothing that could actually and realistically be
worn on an outing. Too many designers today are highly overrated, and seem
more concerned with showing how "creative" they are, fashioning something
that can only be worn on a catwalk, or some controlled setting. Dresses with
antlers, and similar foolishness. Bring back genuine fashion!
pics2share 4 months ago
These pictures are absolutely fantastic and modern photographers and stylists can learn a lot from every single one of them. They reek of the words gorgeous, sensous and fabulous. And in today's magazines there's above all this strive for coolness that has eventually transformed into pure coldness. I love not only the outfits and the settings, but also the looks in the eyes of those models. Pure sensuality!
opredeleno 11 months ago
Real beauty.
George Vreeland Hill
GeorgeVreelandHill 1 year ago
This title is wrong. These glamorous women were known as Mannequins. Not super-models which is a most obnoxious term that only serves to accentuate the vulgarity of today, not the elegance and glamour of yesteryear.
tortoni900 1 year ago
@tortoni900 if you googles mannequin you would get a plastic doll for displaying clothes. i do not think the title is refering the technical term for models in the 50's
gradusm 2 months ago
@gradusm Actually, mannequin was and still is the French word for those women who modelled primarily Haute Couture. However, you are correct that if you were to Google the term in English pages the results will show the plastic doll for displaying clothes.
tortoni900 23 hours ago
This is excellent. Thank You
Breton2Robert 1 year ago
Why arent the names of these women posted?
MPL029 1 year ago
How did Dorian Leigh keep her waist soooooooooo TINY after having 5 kids and numerous abortions?
crossy70 1 year ago
Well, I don't know if this is the case for Ms Leigh...But I do know that up until the 1970s, it wasn't uncommon for doctors to prescribe women dieting pills while pregnant [if they felt that the women had gained too much weight while pregnant]
Also, virtually everyone smoked in those times and it really does kill one's appetite.
OldHollywood93 1 year ago
OldHollywood93 1 year ago
@crossy70 it's called waist training by using a corset, plus dieting
gradusm 2 months ago
I admire Lisa Fonssagrives' contribution to the modeling profession. She and Dorien Leigh were the first pioneers (if you don't Charles Frederick Worth's wife). Lisa brought in modern dance in terms of posing and emotion. She always had the elegance and sophisticated image in each photograph. It's the epitome of ladiness.
hippocampus23 2 years ago
It's funny that you say that, because Lisa and Dorian are my favorit supermodels ever.
I love the photo of Lisa posing on top of the Eiffel Tower for a Dior ad.
Dior did that as again last recently with Marion Cotillard posing.
But the Eiffel Towerwas photoshopped in, not like Lisa's daring photo.
OldHollywood93 2 years ago
Lisa is my favorite supermodel too. The funny thing about people's surprised reaction to her 17-inch waistline is she would carry a tape measure in her purse to prove their suspicions false! Haha. She had this unique diet of 10 small meals throughout the day, so it was eating every hour. Not alot of people can do that. I liked Lisa's creativity in the pictures. Some of my favorite ones were for Horst.
hippocampus23 2 years ago
Wow. I did not know that.
She must have been born to model.
Yes, those pictures I think really showed the shape and angles of her body and face.
Plus, the outfits and hats was to die for.
OldHollywood93 2 years ago
She thought she was born to dance! Hehehe. She studied Modern Dance and Ballet. With the latter artform she met her husband Ferdinand Fonssagrives. What I liked about Lisa was her hieght: 5'8 and jawline. It just added to the Parisian socialite demure. She was hardly a socialite or a wealthy person. The photographers hired her because of the image she created. The French Mafia during the 1930's were fixated on Lisa, so constantly had her do shoots for Vogue. She knew how to move and it worked.
hippocampus23 2 years ago
You know, the image Lisa created is now considered wrong in couture modeling, since the models are not 5'8 and give a snooty attitude. Plus, her features are classic couture. Janice Dickinson didn't have classic couture looks but she was new and exotic, so the photographers had the same response to her as they did with lisa: the new muse! Every bunch of photographers have to have a muse. Lisa was fortunate to have an abundance of photographers that admired her skills and look.
hippocampus23 2 years ago
If you look at Janice's covers of Vogue and Harper's Bazaar from the 1970's, you will see she was this delicate, girlish-looking woman with those full lips and small eyes...she had the fair skin and brown hair. Lisa had straight black hair but Janice had brown and kept it that way. Lisa changed her hair color to blonde. With each era the look for a model is different. In the 70's "brown hair, full lips and tallness" was in and in pre-WWII "blonde hair, thin lips, short height" was in.
hippocampus23 2 years ago
Great video!
hippocampus23 2 years ago
fab and classy video... love the song too...
marienoreene 2 years ago
Thank you.
I'm glad you like it.
OldHollywood93 2 years ago