Polka Dots & Cigarettes

Simone d'Aillencourt in Charm 1957

This may be unbelievably ignorant, and maybe we can attribute this to the fact that I have been obsessed and so inspired by the 50's and 60's lately, but she makes me believe smoking, not to mention those circus-sized polka dots, is très très chic.  A lady exuding such je ne sais quoi, how can you hold it against her?

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