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Many of the dresses on display at the Vancouver Art Gallery wouldnt look out of place in Diors New Look, a collection and silhouette (nipped in waists, enormous skirts) that heralded the return of women to a strictly ornamental role in post-war society

the backless design is the detail everyone complimented

Or any blue-hued dress, really

Graceful yet feisty, this figure-flaunting cowl neck silk slip dress makes a dramatic and classy statement

She put on her handsomest and most superb apparel, that she wore at court on occasions of the greatest magnificence. She desired to dazzle the inhabitants of Cognac

This might be my favorite petite holiday dress (Im 51, so Im always on the hunt for petite options)