Weekend Eye Candy - Christian Dior, 1947

What better way to welcome the holidays than in a red satin evening gown all tied up with a big bow?  Christian Dior, 1947.

Debutante of the Year - 1947

Do you recognize her?  It's Jacqueline Bouvier wearing a $59 off-the-rack dress in 1947.  In 6 years she would be the wife of Senator John F. Kennedy and in another 7 she would be First Lady.  Do you think she had any idea of what was to come behind that smile?

Weekend Eye Candy - Yvonne De Carlo

Actress Yvonne de Carlo in a production still from the film Scheherazade, 1947. I want that necklace!

Weekend Eye Candy - Jacques Fath 1947

By 1947, Paris couture had bounced back from the war. Jacques Fath showed this suit in his Fall 1947 collection. Brown wool crepe tailors to perfection. The flared peplum is trimmed in mink fur.