Elegant Mail

What a wonderful surprise I received in the mail! My fabulous aunt sent me these vintage dress postcards from the Chicago History Museum! 

On the back they list the designer, date, materials, and who wore it:

Madeleine Vionnet, 1938 (France), worn by Mrs. Potter Palmer II

Marcelle Chaumont, 1938 (France), worn by Mrs. Howard Linn

Paul Poiret, 1913 (France), worn by Miss Anita Carolyn Blair

Charles James, 1952 (U.S.), worn by Mrs. Julius Epstein

Jacques Fath, 1951 (France), worn by Mrs. Harry Drake

Elsa Schiaparelli, 1937 (France), worn by Mrs. Charles B. Goodspeed

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, 1994 (France), worn by Oprah Winfrey

Christian Dior, 1953 (France), worn by Mrs. Thomas Hart Fisher