great alter ego photo inspiration....Vogue 1938

Henry Clarke

1950

1940 | Oatmeal Wool Blend Suit with Lucite Buttons filled with Straw and Large Lapel Collar by Lilli Ann

Vintage Fashion; 1950

Puff pieces were also prominent in Balenciaga in the fifties. A picture here by Henry Clarke, of a model in pneumatic cuffs, Vogue, 1951.

Susanne Erichsen in fitted checked wool suit by Paquin, photo by Georges Saad, 1954

Lilli Ann 1950

1952 Teresita Montez in blue-beige wool suit with asymmetrical collar by Jean Patou

1954 - Christian Dior's wool town suit worn with fur hat & fox muff photo by Willy Maywald