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Robert Doisneau :: Paulette Dubost pose for Simca, 1959
(from Advertisement portfolio)
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Robert Doisneau ::
La cabine de Lanvin, October 1958 / src: Atelier Doisneau
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Ruth Orkin :: Jinx Allen staring at “The Rape of the Sabine Women” by Giambologna, in the Loggia dei Lanzi in Florence, 1951 (American Girl series)
/ src: people at museums
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Ruth Orkin ::
Jinx with statue
/ Ninalee Craig [aka Jinx Allen], Florence, 1951 [from the photo-essay “Don’t be Afraid to Travel Alone”]
/ src: orkin photo
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Pierre Boulat :: Paris, 1959 / src: instagram

While the trend has barely changed, little details show the differences in taste. The swimsuits were a lot more modest than the ‘barely there’ styles of today’s fashions. These 1950′s bathing beauties prepare for action at the Margate Lido – they seem to be partaking in some form of dressing-up game, the exact details, rules and outcome sadly long lost. (Photo: Mary Evans Picture Library) / src: The Mirror