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OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND in Christian Dior, 1955

Legendary screen star Olivia de Havilland began a wild love affair just as she was about to marry another man: she fell in love with the designs of Christian Dior and became a loyal client of his atelier as she prepared for her marriage to French magazine editor, Pierre Galante.

Suit from Dior's S/S 1955 collection, included in Olivia de Havilland's wedding trousseau.

Besides creating clothes for the star's personal wardrobe, Dior designed the costumes for de Havilland's film, The Ambassador's Daughter (1956), which was set in Paris; and after his death in 1957, Dior's successors, Yves Saint Laurent and Marc Bohan, designed for her pictures Libel (1959) and Light in the Piazza (1962), respectively.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, wearing Christian Dior, and JOHN FORSYTHE in The Ambassador's Daughter (1956)

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, wearing Yves Saint Laurent for Christian Dior, in Libel (1959)

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, wearing Marc Bohan for Christian Dior, in Light in the Piazza (1962)

Miss de Havilland sold most of her personal wardrobe at auction 1993, generating nearly $50,000. Over 70 of the lots were couture creations from the House of Dior, spanning 1954-1974. Today, this 93 year old legend still resides in Paris, still charmingly holds court for enthralled journalists, and still looks positively regal in vintage Dior.

OLIVIA DE HAVILLAND, in vintage Dior, 2010

Happy New Year, Yves.

In 1962 the entire world was given a gift that would last for many years to come, in the form of the first Yves Saint Laurent collection.

Below is a fascinating look at both the runway show and backstage. Though without sound, the clip is spectacular and even features a brief sit down with the Princess Lee Radziwill who was there on editorial assignment. Feast on it's deliciousness!

YSL Fashion Show in 1962 - - -
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Worth a Thousand Words

Thanks to the absolutely marvelous Cinebeats blog, we are now utterly obsessed in eventually viewing two more impossible-to-find 60's flicks, based entirely and solely on these two stills:


JEAN SEBERG WEARING A PERFECT YSL SUIT IN MOMENT BY MOMENT (1965)


ELIZABETH TAYLOR DRESSED DOWN IN BOOM (1968)