Mlle de Turenne, ca. 1913

Fred Boissonnas :: Fancy dress parties ~ Mlle de Turenne, wife of publisher and journalist Arthur Meyer, in a fancy dress, undated, probably 1913. Published in ‘Die Dame’ 9/1913. (Photo: Boissonnas et Taponier) | src and hi-res Getty Images

Actress Carol Stone, 1934

Edward Steichen :: Actress Carol Stone with dark hair combed in an upsweep style, wearing a white satin ruffled costume, reclining on a sofa, with one hand behind her head. Vanity Fair, 1934. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Actress Madge Kennedy, 1923

Edward Jean Steichen :: Actress Madge Kennedy, seated holding a fan, wearing a sleeveless robe style dress with a very large skirt, and a looped pearl necklace. Vanity Fair, 1923. | src and hi-res Getty Images

Dagmar Schumy in evening dress

Madame d’Ora :: Dagmar Schumy in einem aus Stoffen drapierten Abendkleid, 1931. | src MK&G ~ Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe, Hamburg

Dorothea Varda, ca. 1925

The celebrated West End mannequin beauty and stage star Dorothea Varda, wearing stockings stitched with jewels, circa 1925. (Photo by General Photographic Agency) | src and hi-res Getty Images

Gemwork at the ankle, ca. 1925

Dorothea Varda models a pair of stockings, embellished with a ring of gemwork at the ankle, ca. 1925. (© Hulton-Deutsch Collection) | src and hi-res Getty Images

Ellen Tels in Tanzpose, 1920

Madame d’Ora :: Ellen Tels in Tanzpose, 09.03.1920. Ellen Tels in einem langen, dunklen Rock und einem weiten, langärmligen Oberteil mit Kragen [Ellen Tels in a long, dark skirt and a wide, long-sleeved top with a collar]. | src ÖNB