Harper’s Bazaar magazine has a long history of producing some of the most amazing fashion photography around. Back in the ’40s and ’50s, they published many works by Louise Dahl-Wolfe - here are some personal favourites. They display the sought-after refined elegance of the age, as well as some lovely outfits.

As always, click on an image to see in full, and then click again for the original size.

These images re-posted with thanks from Livejournal’s foto_decadent community, originally posted by user ana-lee.