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.
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| 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 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in bare-shouldered afternoon dress of delicately tucked beige chambray by Mildred Orrick, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, December 1, 1946 |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| 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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| Katherine Cassidy in olive-green one-piece dress cut to look like a separate short tunic and full skirt strapped by a leather belt by Dorothy Cox, photo by John Engstead, Harper's Bazaar, September 1946 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in pale blue wool jersey dress with skirt in full pleats by McMullen, photo by John Engstead, Harper's Bazaar, September 1946 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in one-piece bathing suit of Everfast chintz by Cole of California, photo by John Engstead, Harper's Bazaar, December 1947 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in Blue Erwin denim shorts and white Everfast linen-rayon shirt edged in gold rick-rack by Carolyn Schnurer, photo by Louise Dahl-Wolfe at the Palm Springs house of Raymond Loewe, Harper's Bazaar, May 1948 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in charming dress of rayon surah print of crimson flowers and leaves on white worn with crimson worsted jersey cardigan, by Star Maid, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, December 1, 1948 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in dress of lingerie delicacy of embroidered cotton organdie and starched rayon chiffon by Jack Herzog, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, December 1, 1948 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in pink linen-rayon dress by Altman, Vogue, May 15, 1948 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in wonderful travel suit exclusive at Harzfeld's, photographed aboard the S.S.America, Harper's Bazaar, August 1948 |
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| Katherine Cassidy wearing two-piece dress by Mollie Parnis, photo by Frances McLaughlin, Vogue, July 1948 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in an Onondaga silk costume by Omar Kiam for Ben Reig, Vogue, February 1, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in blue rayon jersey gown with an overskirt of embroidered Swiss organdie by Mainbocher, photo by Erwin Blumenfeld, Vogue, April 15, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in charming white eyelet cotton batiste dress belted in black patent leather by Larry Aldrich, patent leather sailor by Lilly Daché, photo by George Platt Lynes, Vogue, May 1, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in Enka rayon tricot jersey bathing suit with brief full skirt by Claire McCardell, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in finely tailored virgin wool suit by Rosenblum, jewelry by Cartier, Harper's Bazaar, May 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in Hockanum wool suit in gray or navy worn with cherry velvet blouse by Larry Aldrich, hat by Mr. John, photo by John Rawlings, Harper's Bazaar, September 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in pink organdy gown trimmed in white lace, photo by Erwin Blumenfeld, Vogue, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in ribbed knit tube top with Irish linen skirt and wrapped chamois belt, all from Saks Fifth Avenue, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, June 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in sleeveless white blouse of menswear shirting and beige linen skirt by Clare Potter, Buick Roadmaster convertible, photo by Herbert Matter, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in slim cotton poplin dress accented with yellow scarf and handbag, photo by Horst P. Horst, Vogue, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in travel ensemble by unidentified designer, photo by Milton Greene, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in uncomplicated travel coat of Worumbo Polo Cloth, felt hat and cowhide bag, photo by Serge Balkin, Vogue, May 15, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in white dotted silk foulard dress by Larry Aldrich, Harper's Bazaar, May 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in white rayon sharkskin wrap-around dress accented with black patent leather by B.H.Wragge, black straw hat by Irene of New York, photo by Serge Balkin, Vogue, April 15, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy in white rayon-sharkskin dress belted in black and white check rayon surah by Charles Nudelman, photo by Serge Balkin, Vogue, April 15, 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy is wearing an evening dress of gray and mauve taffeta, photo by Nina Leen, July 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy is wearing red wool skirt from Forstmann and black sweater beneath black cardigan jacket of new fur-like fabric, photo by Nina Leen, July 1949 |
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| Katherine Cassidy, Chen Yu lipstick and nailpolish ad, photo by John Rawlings, Vogue, September 15, 1949 |
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