AVEDON PHOTO OF DOVIMA IN EARLY YVES-SAINT-LAURENT

Dovima (1927-1990) was unbelievable looking & I've never been able to get enough of her. Born in New York City, Dovima was discovered by an editor at Vogue on the sidewalks of New York; the following day, she had a photo shoot with Irving Penn. She worked closely with Richard Avedon, whose photograph of her in a floor-length black evening gown with circus elephants—Dovima with Elephants (bien sûr)—taken at the Cirque d'Hiver, Paris, in August 1955, has become an icon. The dress was the first evening dress designed for Christian Dior by his new assistant, Yves Saint-Laurent.
Paris 1950 Richard Avedon


I wish there was a utube clip of her part in the beginning of "Funny Face" with Audrey Hepburn. R