The model that truly personified the look of the 50s would have to be Dorian Leigh:
Dorian in Jacques Heim |
The dynamic poses, the cinched Dior silhouette, the snobby facial expression and the piercing blue eyes.
Dorian by Irving Penn in Dior |
Dorian by Cecil Beaton |
Dorian by Irving Penn |
A muse, and sometimes more, Dorian and the eponymous Vogue photographer, Irving Penn, were quite the couple.
Revlon's Fire and Ice Campaign by Avedon |
To quote the Campaign: 'Theres a new American beauty...shes tease and temptress, siren and gamin. dynamic and demure. Men find her slightly, delightfully baffling. Sometimes a little maddening. Yes they admit she's easily the most exciting woman in all the world! Shes the 1952 American beauty, with a foolproof formula for melting a male! Shes the "Fire and Ice Girl"'
She was truly the face and the personality of of the time.
Dorian by Avedon |
Suzy Parker by Penn |
....And it all runs in the family: the supermodel Suzy Parker, is Dorian's sister.
Today, the model that really brings back the fire and ice of Dorian Leigh would have to be Coco Rocha:
Coco Rocha |
Coco in a stunning Zac Posen Resort 2012 truly captures the 50s look