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An outtake from the Oct. 4, 1948 fashion feature about Eileen and Gerard Ford – “FAMILY-STYLE MODEL AGENCY: A young couple runs up a $250,000 yearly business on seven telephones.” Pictured here is model Jean Patchett sitting on the fire escape of the Ford Modeling agency on Second Avenue in New York City. (Nina Leen—The LIFE Picture Collection/Getty Images) #fashionfriday #1940s #NinaLeen

Simply stunning.