Dress to Kill

Looks from <n>Christian Dior</n>'s revolutionary 1947 '<n>New Look</n>' collection.

<n>Helmut Newton</n>'s 1979 photograph, <n>Woman Into Man</n>, originally published in <n>Vogue Paris</n>.

<n>Natalia Semanova</n> walks for <n>Thierry Mugler</n> Spring/Summer 1998 Haute Couture.

<n>Adriana Karembeu</n> on the runway for <n>Thierry Mugler</n> Fall/Winter 1999 Haute Couture.

Model <n>Grace Hartzel</n> photographed by <n>Valentin Herfray</n> for <n>M Le Magazine Du Monde</n>.

<n>Stephanie Seymour</n> for <n>Chanel</n> Haute Couture Spring/Summer 1995.

A look from the <n>Christian Dior</n> Spring 1998 Couture collection, designed by <n>John Galliano</n>.

<n>Devon Aoki</n> for <n>Ocimar Versolato</n> Haute Couture Fall/Winter 1997-98.

A bridal gown by designer <n>ALLANGY</n>.

<n>Vibeke Knudsen-Bergeron</n> in <n>Valentino</n>, photographed by <n>Guy Bourdin</n> for <n>Vogue</n>, September 1975.

<n>Yasmeen Ghauri</n> for <n>Yves Saint Laurent</n>'s Spring/Summer 1990 collection.

<n>Zendaya</n> in a vintage 1956 <n>Balmain</n> gown for the 2022 <n>NAACP Image Awards</n>. Photo by <n>Dominic Miller</n>.

Model <n>Estelle Lefébure</n> in <n>Thierry Mugler</n>, photographed by <n>Bettina Rheims</n> in 1994.