Paris fashion in the 1950s shows an easy silhouette
Virginia Pope reports from Paris on the new easy silhouette seen at openings. The style echoes the 1920s with a modern fit, unfited bodies, hip belts, bloused tops, and gathered effects. Shirts shorten for day and night, hems from 16 to 19 inches above the floor, with Christian Dior noted as conservative. Drawings by Pierre Simon.