Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies French daytime and evening fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Four female mannequins are featured in different styles of fashions available in Vogue patterns, including the suit, dinner dress, late day coat dress, and the evening masked sheath dress. Fabric is draped throughout the rear of the display, and pattern books are featured affixed to elongated vertical posts in the display. Signage in the central foreground reads, "Paris Original, Vogue Patterns by famous French designers, to be made in this season's elegant fabrics… Shown - a few from our large comprehensive selection, Patterns - 3rd Floor, Bridge, Silk and Rayon Fabric Shop, 3rd Floor, Farmer, Sections B and C." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "11-8-50; 25134; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."