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  • Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express 1932
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    Marlene Dietrich in Shanghai Express, 1932

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    Photo: Edward Steichen, Vogue, November 1, 1936
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  • Schiaparelli design 1949
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    Schiaparelli design, 1949

  • Sophie Malgat 1950
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    Sophie Malgat, 1950

  • Anouk Aime
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    Photo: William Klein, Vogue, June 1, 1961
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    Anouk Aimée

  • Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million 1966
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    Audrey Hepburn in How to Steal a Million, 1966

  • Laetitia FirminDidot 1983
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    Photo: Irving Penn, Vogue, October 1983
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    Laetitia Firmin-Didot, 1983

  • Linda Evangelista at John Galliano spring 1995
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    Linda Evangelista at John Galliano, spring 1995

  • Bat for Lashess Natasha Khan 2008
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    Bat for Lashes’ Natasha Khan, 2008

  • Rihanna 2009
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    Rihanna, 2009

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    Kristina Romanova, Jil Sander, spring 2012