#7: Vera Ellen (1950s)

In this dazzling studio portrait, Vera-Ellen brings Easter into full Technicolor fantasy. Dressed in a satiny ballet-style dress trimmed with lace, she strikes a poised pose en pointe, wand in hand, as if casting some seasonal magic.

Beside her, a cartoonish white bunny in a green velvet jacket pulls a jewel-encrusted cart filled with oversized metallic eggs. It’s pure 1950s spectacle—part fairytale, part showbiz, all style. Vera-Ellen, known for her grace and energy on screen, delivers both here in a single frame.