Title: Charles James Gowns, New York, 1948Artist: Cecil Beaton (British, London 1904–1980 Broadchalke)Date: June 1, 1948Medium: C-PrintClassification: PhotographPublication: Vogue/Condé Nast ArchiveDescription: Nine models, including Marilyn Ambrose, Dorry Adkins, Carmen Dell'Orefice, Andrea Johnson, Lily Carlson, and Dorian Leigh, wearing Charles James gowns. Posed in French & Company's eighteenth century French paneled room.Source: The Metropolitan Museum of Art Comment