When Christian Dior introduced the "New Look" shortly after World War II, leg lovers howled because the skirt hems were much lower - often almost to the ground. Glove lovers, on the other hand, were well-pleased because gloves, particularly long ones, were an integral part of the new styles for both day and evening. In this gallery (for which additions are particularly solicited!) we take a look back at the fashions and styles of the era. (Numerous photos and vidcaps of stars of the 1950's in gloved fashions are available elsewhere on this site!)
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Many photos in this gallery excerpted from The Costumer's Companion or The Tight Skirts Page, with others submitted by various individual site visitors. Thanks to Michael Day, webmaster of Vera-Ellen, for contributing art01.jpg, and to Stephen, webmaster of the Tight Skirts Page, for contributing many of the other images in this gallery.
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