A few nice 1950 fashion images I found:
Miniature afternoon dress, Jacques Fath, Paris, c.1950
Image by HLGraham
Physical description by the V&A:
"Miniature afternoon dress. Yellow silk tussah, entirely pleated except for double collar and front bodice facings. Yoke extended from front facings to double as collar. Five covered buttons down front facing, concealing press studs. No armscye seam, shoulder fabric of bodice horizontally knife pleated with cap sleeves incorporated. These are held in place with tape attached to interior. Waist seam straight across front, but U-curve in behind. Pleating of bodice, front and back, radiating sunray-style with collar as focus. Front of hips of skirt feature overlapping panels of curved knife-pleated fabric, top layer held in place with a snap at left hip.Pleating of skirt causes hem to flare out. Unlined except for panels on skirt and reinforcing tape on armscyes."
Museum No: T.19-2007
Miniature evening ensemble, Madame Gres, Paris, c.1950
Image by HLGraham
Physical description by the V&A:
"[Cape] Miniature evening wrap associated with above dress; thin cotton jersey with slightly slubbed, striated weave. Unlike dress, cape has no number attached. Two large rectangles of fabric pleated tightly into diamonds at the shoulder edge, and then sewn together at opposite points of pleated diamonds. Outer edge of drape shorter, longest part of drape extends almost full length. No visible fastenings or means of securing while being worn, presumably pleated pieces sat on bared shoulder of wearer.
[Dress] Miniature evening dress in cream coloured silk jersey, draped Grecian goddess style. Lining of dress is a slender cream silk jersey sheath with fitted bodice and slim skirt, cut with a single shoulder and armhole, leaving wearer's right shoulder bare. Outer drapery of jersey attached to lining at waist and main seams of bodice. Side metal zipper on wearer's left.
The pleating of the jersey is denser on the bodice back, along the upper edge of bodice (where it extends beyond the shoulder seam into a 100-cm long flowing drape, and around the waist. Bust of bodice is less densely gathered. Floor length skirt falls straight from slightly dropped, assymetrically contoured waist seam in straight Grecian folds."
Museum No: T.20:1, 2-2007
... Madonna Inn, Rm. 149- Old Fashioned Honeymoon Suite
Image by x-ray delta one
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