Designer with clothing dolls

PART OF:
The photographic library of the 'Daily Herald' newspaper
Made:
1945-09-11 in United Kingdom
photographer:
Bishop Marshall
and
Bishop Marshall
and
Designer with a clothing doll
    A photograph of a French

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Designer with a clothing doll A photograph of a French
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A photograph of a French designer with a number of dolls dressed in the latest fashions, taken by Bishop Marshall for the Daily Herald newspaper on 11 September, 1945.

A photograph of a French designer with a number of dolls dressed in the latest fashions, taken in September 1945 by Bishop Marshall for the Daily Herald.

180 'fashion marionettes' were on display at the Princess Galleries in Piccadilly, London. After the second world war fashion was immediately seen as playing a part in the recovery of the French economy. Designers often produced miniature version of their designs to give an idea of cut and style, without wasting time and materials making a full size example.

Details

Category:
Photographs
Collection:
Daily Herald Archive
Object Number:
1983-5236/M10267
Materials:
paper
type:
gelatin silver print and photograph