autumn evening dress while full lining adds a smooth finish Women's Autumn Cape Sleeve Maxi

Gluten-Free Panzanella with Peaches and Heirloom Tomatoes and Sage Mary Fran Wiley's gluten-free Panzanella salad comes together quickly and showcases late-summer veggies

Thai Red Curry Paste

For a summer dress outfit idea thats both elegant and romantic, try pairing the Womens Balloon Off the Shoulder Blouse with the Matching Taffeta Maxi Skirt

Each offers a different look, from classic elegance to contemporary sophistication, suitable for a variety of events

Use this dressing within two weeks of making

Here, LIFE.com not only offers a glimpse back at a seminal moment in fashion history, but presents picturessome that appeared in the magazine, many that were never publishedby some of LIFEs finest photographers, taken at a Dior show in Paris in 1948, when the New Look was all the rage and a timid, middle-aged, insignificant-looking little Frenchman astonished and thrilled the couture world