This legendary photo by Richard Avedon of model Dovima first appeared in a 14 page spread on Paris fashion in the September 1955 issue of Harper's Bazaar, where Avedon served as staff photographer Christian Dior Paris Exhibit LaVieAnnRose Christian Dior Exhibit Paris Photographs with or without a Story, like The Critic, Dovima with Elephants & Mainbocher Corset The Circus "NO SPIN ZONE": Dovima with elephants, evening dress by Dior, Cirque d'Hiver, August 1955