Madame d’Ora, Tamara de Lempicka, Paris, 1929.

Madame d’Ora, Tamara de Lempicka, Paris, 1929.

Allan Warren, Liberace smoking in a London rehearsal room, 1968.

Allan Warren, Liberace smoking in a London rehearsal room, 1968.

Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley, 1890s.

Princess Olga Valerianovna Paley, 1890s.

Alfred Eisenstaedt, Patricia Prochnik, voted No. 1 debutante of the season, out on a date, Washington, DC, 1939.

Alfred Eisenstaedt, Patricia Prochnik, voted No. 1 debutante of the season, out on a date, Washington, DC, 1939.

Rex Hardy Jr., Actress Bette Davis (L) and another woman playing musical chairs during the Tailwagger Party, hosted by Davis to benefit stray dogs, Beverly Hills, California, 1938.

Rex Hardy Jr., Actress Bette Davis (L) and another woman playing musical chairs during the Tailwagger Party, hosted by Davis to benefit stray dogs, Beverly Hills, California, 1938.

Nina Leen, March 1951.

Nina Leen, March 1951.

Three models wearing sleek underslips and carrying feather fans. Photograph by Gjon Mili. New York City, July 1950.

Three models wearing sleek underslips and carrying feather fans. Photograph by Gjon Mili. New York City, July 1950.

Models wearing military-inspired coats designed by Jeanne Lanvin. Photograph by Bill Ray. Paris, 1968.

Models wearing military-inspired coats designed by Jeanne Lanvin. Photograph by Bill Ray. Paris, 1968.

Photograph by Nina Leen. New York City, September 1951.

Photograph by Nina Leen. New York City, September 1951.

Vintage fashion, 1920s.

Vintage fashion, 1920s.

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