Barbara Mullen (l) and Ivy Nicholson (r) wearing pastel knit turtlenecks with contrasting tapered slacks, all by Jaeger, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, July 1956.

Barbara Mullen (l) and Ivy Nicholson (r) wearing pastel knit turtlenecks with contrasting tapered slacks, all by Jaeger, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, July 1956.

Very elongated cat’s eye liner, a quirky pointed tiger fur hat, and gorgeously elegant inky purple.

Very elongated cat’s eye liner, a quirky pointed tiger fur hat, and gorgeously elegant inky purple.

Proving that head-to-toe pattern can look nothing short of amazing at times (especially 1950s times!)

Proving that head-to-toe pattern can look nothing short of amazing at times (especially 1950s times!)