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Pierrot Blanc (plate I), 1919

George Edward Stanhope Molyneux Herbert, 5th Earl of Carnavon :: Pierrot Blanc. Published in Photograms of the Year 1919 (plate I). Edited by F. J. Mortimer.| src archive.org

Margot, lead mannequin for Lucile, 1922

Margot, lead mannequin at the salon of Lucile, aka Lady Lucy Duff Gordon in the 1920s. Lucile pioneered the use of models and ‘mannequin parades’, a forerunner of the catwalk show. Unattributed photograph, published in The Sketch magazine, 17 May 1922. | src Mary Evans Picture Library

Jenny Steiner in Scheherazade carnival costume, 1927

Atelier Balázs (auch Balasz) :: Tänzerin Jenny Steiner im Karnevalskostüme "Scheherazade". Modell von Hermann Gerson, 1927. Dancer Jenny Steiner in "Scheherazade" carnival costume. Model by Hermann Gerson, 1927. | src Ullstein Bild via Getty Images
Atelier Balázs (auch Balasz) :: Tänzerin Jenny Steiner im Karnevalskostüme “Scheherazade”. Modell von Hermann Gerson, 1927. Dancer Jenny Steiner in “Scheherazade” carnival costume. Model by Hermann Gerson, 1927. | src Ullstein Bild via Getty Images