Long before Bill Cunningham hopped on his bicycle or Tommy Ton launched Jak & Jil, photographers captured stylish women in black and white film sporting Dior and Balenciaga on the street. Take a look back at the ladies who ruled the street style scene first.
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Models pose in Pierre Cardin looks, 1980
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Genevieve Waite in London, 1968
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Jill Leslie and Patricia Donald Smith wear Dior, 1966
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Leopard fur coats being modeled on the street in London, 1972
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A woman poses in London's East End, circa 1970
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A woman shows off her Christian Dior wedding gown on the street in London, 1970
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A model poses in New York, 1952
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Model Shakira Caine in West London, 1976
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A woman walks down a London street, 1940
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Brian Cousins and Jean Ringforth of Hornsey in London, 1959
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A couple at Penn Station
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A Balenciaga coat and dress, 1955
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Simone D'Aillencourt in Lower Manhattan, 1950s
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Hyde Park, 1951
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On the street in Paris, from a shoot that first appeared in Harper's BAZAAR in the 1950s
Jennifer Algoo is the Visuals Director at Harper's BAZAAR. She is a graduate of the School of Visual Arts and has previously worked at Patrick McMullan Co. as well as completing internships at Martha Stewart Weddings, Vogue and CosmoGirl! Magazine. Jennifer covers royal, celeb and art content as well as overseeing all visual assets on BAZAAR.com. When she's not obsessing over the royals you can find her attempting to solve cold cases as an armchair detective, traveling and experimenting with new recipes.