April in Paris Ball
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The April in Paris Ball was an annual US gala event whose mission was to serve charity and Franco-American relations. Established in 1952 at the Waldorf Astoria New York in New York City, it was the i
Marilyn Monroe with organizer Elsa Maxwell at the 1957 April in Paris Ball
Organizer Elsa Maxwell
Dietrich at the April in Paris Ball in 1959
Juliette Gréco
Jacques Fath
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Jacques Fath in was a French fashion designer who was one of the Big Four of post-war haute couture, the others being Christian Dior, Pierre Balmain and Jean Dessès.
April in Paris Ball
…Rabelais. A spectacular of six tableaux were put on, consisting of Le Moyen Age, with costumes by Marcel Rochas, Le Cardinal aux Chats, with costumes by Jacques Fath, Dans les Jardins de Marly, with costumes by Jeanne Lanvin, Les Chinois a Versailles, with costumes by Nina Ricci and Arturo López Willshaw, Cendrillon…
Jacques Fath in 1950
Jacques Fath for Joseph Halpert Cocktail Dress
Fath's Dress for Eva Perón, 1948
Fath's Wedding Dress for Rita Hayworth, 1949