1950's Supermodels In Opera Gloves

For the Love of Opera Gloves looks back yet again at the last (so far) golden age of the opera glove, the 1950's, and the first supermodels who wore them - Barbara Goalen, Bronwen Pugh, Dovima, Lisa Fonssagrives, Mary Jane Russell, and Suzy Parker.


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