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Victoria Station: 1951

Victoria Station: 1951

A fashion model posing in Victoria Station. The photograph by Toni Frissell was originally published in Harper's Bazaar in 1951. View full image.

Bewildered? She should be...

If she's looking around to locate her paramour, she's unlucky. I hope she's taking the opportunity to admire Isambard Kingdom Brunel's splendid roof while she is at PADDINGTON station.

The reliable old Bobby will no doubt reassure her, "Don't worry love, a half an hour on the Underground will have you in Victoria".

Victoria Station

This is Lisa Fonssagrives, one of the first fashion models to become really famous. Her husband was the photographer Irving Penn.

Svelte! Sophisticated!

Oh, and those cheekbones! I'm so jealous...

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