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Dovima in a bikini
1950s fashion model Dovima wearing bikini photographed by Toni Frissell in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1946. Similar image published in: Harper’s bazaar, May 1947. Source and copyright Edited with BlogPad...
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Dovima in dots for 1950s Harpers Bazaar
Dovima wearing a fabulously dotty bombshell dress on the cover of Harpers Bazaar, February 1952. Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by dovima_is_devine_II Edited with BlogPad Pro
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The perfect 1950s woman..?
Who’s the lady in the L’Aiglon? She’s a busy den mother in the cub scouts… a career wife who does two jobs with ease. She spends workaday evenings playing Scrabble or reading the latest book of verse....
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1950s model Dovima in an oversized collar
1950s model Dovima in a black evening dress with an oversized white pleated collar. Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by dovima_is_devine_II Edited with BlogPad Pro
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1950s models and their measurements
After the interest in Marilyn Monroe’s measurements (and the debate about whether she was really a size 16) I thought it would be interesting to look at the measurements of some of the supermodels of...
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Norman Parkinson photo – out of focus but visually fabulous
At first glance the model in this photo (Dovima? Adele Collins) looks out of focus, but I’m guessing the real focus of the photo is that amazing tapestry in the background. A wonderfully striking...
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1950s gown by Jacques Fath
Wonderful 1950s gown by Jacques Fath. The model is Dovima from Vogue June 1956. Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by dovima_is_devine_II Edited with BlogPad Pro
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Dovima on a boat 1946
1950s fashion model Dovima looking impossibly stylish sitting on a boat in Montego Bay, Jamaica. This photo was taken by Toni Frissell and appeared in Harper’s Bazaar, November 1946. I love the look...
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Pig, calf and kidskin 1950s shoes modelled by Dovima
Gorgeous 1950s shoes modelled by a very demure and sophisticated Dovima. The shoes are lovely, but I don’t think you’d see a shoe advert today which said the shoes were made from calf, kidskin or...
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Dovima in lush rich colours for Botany 1950s
1950s model Dovima in an advert for Botany Karasham fabric – aren’t the colours in this outfit just beautiful? Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by dovima_is_devine_II
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1950s models Evelyn Tripp, Dovima and who else..?
The models in this photo are Evelyn Tripp (left) and Dovima (center) but does anyone know who the model on the right is? Maybe Lucinda Hollingsworth…? Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by and...
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Dovima Flashing Some Stocking Top
Some amazing 1950s underwear photographed by Henry Clarke for Vogue May 1954. Aren’t those black lace stocking tops just beautiful? Is the model Dovima? I’m not sure! From the Jacques Fath collection,...
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10 Supermodels of the 1950s
Did you know that Uma Thurman’s mum was one of the most popular models in the 1950s? The Fifties was a great time for models. For the first time they became superstars in their own right. Apart from...
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1950s Supermodels: Dovima
Of all the top models of the 1950s Dovima is perhaps the most well-known. Her fabulously unique model name came from a combination of all of her names: Dorothy Virginia Margaret Juba. She was scouted...
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Dovima in pink Swansdown
Dovima looking very elegant in an advert for Miron woolens from January 1950 Harpers Bazaar Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by and used with kind permission from dovima_is_devine_II Edited...
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Dovima in a bikini
1950s fashion model Dovima wearing bikini photographed by Toni Frissell in Montego Bay, Jamaica, 1946. Similar image published in: Harper’s bazaar, May 1947. Source and copyright: This file is in the...
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The perfect 1950s woman..?
Who’s the lady in the L’Aiglon? She’s a busy den mother in the cub scouts… a career wife who does two jobs with ease. She spends workaday evenings playing Scrabble or reading the latest book of verse....
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1950s model Dovima in an oversized collar
1950s model Dovima in a black evening dress with an oversized white pleated collar. Source and copyright: Some rights reserved by and used with kind permission from dovima_is_devine_II Edited with...
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