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