#Repost @norman_parkinson • • • • • • On the third day of Christmas my true love gave to me ... a Hardy Amies evening dress... The shape of this 1950s satin cocktail dress designed by English couturier Hardy Amies is complex: it begins with a classic tight pencil skirt silhouette, then layered with tiers of sheer and spotty tulle and then topped with a satin bustier neck-line and more tulle in the form of a flowing train. Sounds like a hot-mess but in the hands of Amies it’s a shape that succeeds. Amies made his name as a suiting expert and opened his fashion house in 1946 in Savile Row, the home of bespoke tailoring. His eye for detail and cut is second to none and this dress, as worn by Wenda, Norman Parkinson’s wife, shows how simply looking divine is really a very intricate accomplishment. License images from the archive: iconiclicensing.net Buy fine-art from the archive: iconicimagesstore.net #12daysofChristmasdresses #12daysofChristmas #normanparkinson #hardyamies #dress #terrynewman #fashionhistorian #christmasdresses #christmas #dresses #photographer #vintagephotography #holidayoutfits #holidays #iconicimages #pierrot #fashion #fashionphotography #50s #vogue #voguecover #festivefashion #festive #partydress #christmasdress #polkadots @eugenelacroix1 #eugenelacroix1 #photography https://www.instagram.com/p/CXiu51kIROd/?utm_medium=tumblr