Stylish Bettina In Fath: Photos by Willy Maywald (1950s)

German photographer Wilhelm (Willy) Maywald (1907 – 1985) photographed for various fashion designers and his images were recognized internationally.

Maywald was known for photographing in unique scenes. He was one of the first fashion photographers to photograph his subjects in the streets of Paris. He had a way of photographing his subjects in these various places but the image still focused on the model/clothing. Although Maywald was the main photographer for Dior, he also photographed for several other fashion designers at the time, such as Jacques Fath.

Bettina Graziani wearring Jacques Fath, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1950 via

Bettina Graziani wearring Jacques Fath, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1950 via

Bettina Graziani wearring Jacques Fath, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1950 via

Bettina Graziani wearring Jacques Fath, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1950 via

Jacques Fath Dresses Photographed by Willy Maywald (1951)

Stella Tenbrook in Jacques Fath Evening Dress, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1951 via

Jacques Fath, Dress, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1951 via

Elegant Vintage Fashion Photos: 1950s Veiled Hats

Irving Penn, Model Jean Patchett in black and white hat with veil, scarf and top, Vogue, 1950 via

Jacques Fath, Hat with Veil, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1951

Lillian Marcuson in Lily Dache hat, photo by Milton Greene, 1951 via

Mary Jane Russell photo by Larry Gordon, 1952 via

Ivy Nicholson © Room wearing Givenchy’s stiff-veiled circlet, Photo Nat Farbman, 1952 via

Bettina Graziani Photo by Georges Dambier via

Vintage French Millinery by Jean Barthet

Jean Barthet (1920–2000) was a French milliner who first rose to prominence in the 1950s as hat maker to Hollywood and French film stars, also designing hats for films such as The Young Girls of Rochefort.

He helped to define fashionable hat styles – including the bucket hat, pillbox hat and fedora – that predominated throughout the 1960s and collaborated with major couture houses.

Jean Barthet, Hat, photographed by Henry Clarke, 1955 via

Denise Sarrault in Jean Barthet Beret, photographed by Georges Saad, 1957 via

Capucine in Jean Barthet, Hat, photographed by Willy Maywald, 1950s via

Brigitte Bardot in Jean Barthet Hat, 1961 via