35 Glamorous Portraits of Eva Gerney From the Early 1950s

Eva Gerney was a fashion model of the 1950s who appeared frequently in leading magazines such as Vogue and Harper’s Bazaar. She was photographed by renowned photographers including Erwin Blumenfeld, John Rawlings, Horst P. Horst, Nina Leen, and Clifford Coffin.

Gerney’s images captured the elegance and diversity of 1950s fashion—from tweed suits and Balenciaga gowns to Jacques Fath taffeta dresses and refined European-American styles. One iconic example is her appearance in the August 1, 1950 issue of Vogue, wearing a blue tweed suit with a deep-blue nutria fur coat, a white toréador hat, and exquisite jewelry, embodying the refined postwar elegance of the era.

Here’s a collection of vintage fashion photos featuring Eva Gerney at the height of 1950s style.

Eva Gerney wearing a strapless dress with an elongated torso inclined at the waist, a short full sashed skirt, in silk taffeta by Norman Norell, veiled cap by Mr. John, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, February 1, 1950

Eva Gerney in pale whipcord topcoat worn with straight wool skirt and silk foulard blouse by Traina-Norell, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, February 1, 1950

Eva Gerney in beautiful evening gown of striped Celanese satin with unusual sleeve-stole by Ceil Chapman, Vogue, November 1, 1950

Eva Gerney in a tweed suit trimmed in white ermine and rhinestone buttons by Capri, plush felt hat by Sally Victor, photo by Nina Leen, 1950

Eva Gerney in dress and jacket in two tones of brown wool, photo by Constantin Joffé, Vogue, August 15, 1950

Eva Gerney in gray worsted suit by Swansdown, worn with forward-tilted straw boater with veil by Betmar, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, February 15, 1950

Eva Gerney in long town-coat of navy blue rayon and bengaline by Lo Balbo, calfskin bag by John Frederics, lambskin gloves by Ireland, photo by Clifford Coffin, Vogue, April 15, 1950

Eva Gerney in peg top trousers and bodice folded aslant of green rayon tissue faille, perfect for at-home-wear, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, June 1950

Eva Gerney in short mantelet of white linen with black velvet collar flaring over a slim black dress of wool alpaca by Pauline Trigere, photo by Clifford Coffin, Vogue, April 15, 1950

Eva Gerney wearing pleated gold lamè skirt topped by a black jersey sweater with ribbed edges by Larry Aldrich, photo by Nina Leen, August 1950

Eva Gerney in beautifully draped taffeta evening gown as seen in Vogue, November 1, 1951

Eva Gerney in rose taffeta shantung dress that folds sharply to one side with uneven hem, worn under a flowing mantle trimmed in marten by Jean Dessès, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, April 1, 1951

Eva Gerney wearing a suit of silk taffeta with peplum and velvet collar by Mollie Parnis, photo by Horst P. Horst, February 1951

Eva Gerney in featherweight fleecy wool coat with large fringed shawl by Originala, earrings and pin by Marion Wright, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, July 1951

Eva Gerney in lovely suit of ribbed silk lined in turquoise designed by Charles James, photo by Erwin Blumenfeld, Vogue, July 1951

Eva Gerney applying lipcolor, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, March 15, 1951

Eva Gerney in a gray-taupe shantung dress, the pleated skirt starts from an asymmetrical yoke punctuated by a large button by Jacques Fath, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, Paris, April 1951

Eva Gerney in Alaska Sealskin coat by Maximilian from Holt, Renfrew & Co., Vogue, December 1951

Eva Gerney in an ivory taffeta coat covered in horizontal stitching over a dress in the same fabric with repeated stitching on the bodice with a black taffeta belt tied in a large knot by Lanvin-Castillo, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, April 1951

Eva Gerney in ankle-length, strapless white silk satin ball dress, covered for dinners by a beige tweed jacket, by Traina-Norell, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, February 1, 1951

Eva Gerney in beautiful evening gown, two panels, one in mauve-gray the other in lemon-yeloow contrast with the white satin, the bodice is embroidered with silver paillettes by Jacques Fath, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, Paris, April 1951

Eva Gerney in gray silk dress with white polka dots edged in white, it has a crossed bodice and a flared skirt that is caught on one side, the stole is gray and white tulle, by Jacques Fath, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, May 1951

Eva Gerney in rose taffeta shantung dress that folds sharply to one side with uneven hem, worn under a flowing greige shantung mantle trimmed in marten by Jean Dessès, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, Paris, April 1951

Eva Gerney in shaggy wool-alpaca cardigan jacket worn over a sleek wool skirt by Willi, the all-to-the-side beret by Lilly Daché, photo by Horst P. Horst, August 15, 1951

Eva Gerney in short black chiffon dinner dress, strapless bodice is wrapped with attached stole that's tied in bow in front by Balenciaga, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, March 15, 1951

Eva Gerney is wearing a beautiful natural shantung-silk dress, completely pleated on the bias by Christian Dior, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, Paris, June 1951

Eva Gerney wearing a black alpaca wool dress and a jacket that falls straight from rounded shoulders with Chinese mandarin collar lined in white shantung by Christian Dior, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, Paris, March 1951

Eva Gerney wearing a collarless jacket in black shantung, gathered in a yoke that opens on a straight blouse in white piqué by Balenciaga, photo by John Rawligs, Vogue, Paris, March 1951

Eva Gerney in parchment-colored greatcoat in soft, luxurious fleece of Orlon, Vogue, September 15, 1952

Eva Gerney in Balenciaga's suit of red linen, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, March 1952

Eva Gerney in pale absinthe green silk crêpe dress and olive green velveteen coat by Dior, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, March 1, 1952

Eva Gerney in slender black silk crêpe dress with neckline slit twice as low in back as in front by Irene Maud Lenz, photo by Irving Penn, Vogue, July 1, 1952

Eva Gerney in trenchcoat in khaki-colored poplin lined in raspberry poplin, tucked into the collar is a matching visored rain scarf by Lawrence of London, black rubber boots, photo by Ted Croner, Vogue, August 1, 1952

Eva Gerney in suit of Forstmann wool mixed with silver thread by Branell, beret by John-Frederics, llama calf bag by Coblentz, Wings Heirloom luggage, photo by Gleb Derulinsky, Harper's Bazaar, December 1953

Eva Gerney wearing a slim gray alpaca-wool dress with 3/4 sleeves and asymmetric button closure from Chez Carolance, gray jersey hat with veil by Gilbert Orcel, photo by Henry Clarke, Vogue, Paris, September 1953