Continuing our Christmas countdown, we take a look at a gala evening dress from 1953. In some ways the 1950s was a backward-looking decade, with fashions leaning towards old-fashioned formality, femininity and glamour. However, it was also the first decade to fully make use of modern easy-care synthetics for clothing. The dress below illustrates this paradox beautifully. It would not look out of place in Victorian ballroom, but it's made of nylon!
Evening beauty in nylon. Atrima from Harrods.
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