Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies evening wear available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are featured on the left and right sides of the window; the right mannequin is featured in a mid-calf length dress with an A-line skirt, a rushed bodice with a deep-v neckline, and short sleeves. Featured on the left mannequin is also a dress, with a straight skirt, with a belted waist, cap sleeves, and also a deep-v neckline. The ladies are accessorized with jewelry, handbags, gloves, and footwear. A mannequin head and bust, accessorized in a scarf and hat is perched upon the metal unit in the center of the display. A series of arrows are affixed to the metal unit and point toward the mannequins and mannequin head, signage neighboring the mannequin head reads, "Hudson's and Vogue present, A. The Brilliant Hat, B. The Fur Touch, Millinery Salon, Woodward Shops, 7th Floor; Fur Touches, Accessory Bar in the Woodward Shops, 7th Floor." Also, signage in the central foreground reads, "from the Autumn collections of American Designers, Hudson's and Vogue present, Six New Points of Fashion Change, 5. Coverage, Late-Day, Gown Salon in the Woodward Shops, 7th Floor." The date, photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "9-1-53; 27720-2x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."