In the mid-20th century, Katherine Cassidy was a celebrated fashion model who epitomized the refined glamour of the 1940s and 1950s. Her portraits reveal the sophisticated aesthetic of the post-war era.
Cassidy was a favorite of high-fashion photographers, known for her swan-like poise, razor-sharp cheekbones, and an ability to showcase the architectural silhouettes of New Look fashion. Whether posing in elaborate evening gowns for Vogue or appearing in elegant commercial advertisements for luxury cosmetics, she embodied the “ideal woman” of the period: polished, mysterious, and effortlessly chic.
These glamorous photos capture fashion portraits of Katherine Cassidy in the 1940s.
Katherine Cassidy is wearing a summer hood with flying streamers of white rayon straw cloth by Suzy, U.S.A. at Saks Fifth Avenue, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, June 1, 1946
Katherine Cassidy in bare-shouldered afternoon dress of delicately tucked beige chambray by Mildred Orrick, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, December 1, 1946
Katherine Cassidy in burgundy wool jersey dress, buttoned in front, fitted smoothly by stitched pleats with full skirt by McMullen, photo by John Engstead, Harper’s Bazaar, September 1946
Katherine Cassidy in full-skirted dress of navy-blue spun rayon with elasticized push-down neckline stitched in white by Claire McCardell, photo by John Engstead, Harper’s Bazaar, February 1946
Katherine Cassidy in little black jersey top and black-and-white clan-plaided skirt by Troy Guild, photo by John Engstead, Harper’s Bazaar, September 1946
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