Twiggy 1967 Vogue: Arnaud de Rosnay

Dior make-up, 1973: Norman Parkinson

Clara Bow

circa 1950: Lillian Bassman

circa 1950: Lillian Bassman

An advertisement for Warner's Merry Widow, circa 1954: Lillian Bassman

An advertisement for Warner's Merry Widow, circa 1954: Lillian Bassman

An advertisement for Warner's Merry Widow, circa 1954: Lillian Bassman

Ellinor and Charlie Rivel, Berlin 1955: F.C. Gundlach

The Merry Widow Warners ad, 1960: Frances Pellegrini

Clara Bow

Hélène Rochas at a Masquerade ball in Paris 'Nuit du Pré-Catelan' 1946: André Ostier

Bal des masques,1950s: André Ostier

Model and store mannequin at Elsa Schiaparelli's store,Paris 1951: Regina Relang

Model and store mannequin at Elsa Schiaparelli's store,Paris 1951: Regina Relang

Party, Manhattan, New York, USA 1954: Jerry Schatzberg

Model in Lola Gown with Mask for Dior, 1958: Mark Shaw

5th Avenue Reflection, 1958: Frank Paulin

Masked dancer, 1930's: Brassai

Lilliput, march 1947: Brassai