Avril Humphries in Christian Dior autumn outfit
Jun 7, 1956 - London, England, United Kingdom - Model AVRIL HUMPHRIES wears Christian Dior Autumn fashion Cocktail, a persian blue silk and wool dress in a Caraco style and tied into a large bow. Caraco is a style of womans jacket that was fashionable from the mid-18th to early 19th centuries. Caracos were thigh-length and opened in front, with tight, three-quarter or long sleeves. Like gowns of the period, the back of the caraco could be fitted to the waist or could hang in pleats from the shoulder in a sack-back. Caracos were generally made of printed linen or cotton. The caraco emerged as an informal style in France in the 1760s, based on working-class jackets. It was worn with a petticoat and, if open in front, a stomacher or decorative stays. The English caraco was generally closed in front. (Credit Image: (c) KEYSTONE Pictures/ZUMA Wire/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans)
