'Black Velvet, Black Braid', by Cecil Beaton at Reddish House for British Vogue, August 1950 © Cecil Beaton Archive, Condé Nast - Garden Museum

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‘Black Velvet, Black Braid’, by Cecil Beaton at Reddish House for British Vogue, August 1950 © Cecil Beaton Archive, Condé Nast