Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of an interior retail display in the Fabric Department at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. A female mannequin stands on the left side of the display, and is dressed in a belted shirtdress, and adored in a wide-brim hat and black peep-toe pumps. Signage affixed to the rear of the display features a Vogue Pattern Book and reads, "As Seen In… VOGUE PATTERN BOOK, THE BLOUSED LOOK, In Contradiction to the Restricted Silhouette, The New Look of Ease; VOGUE SAYS: 'The Whole Shantung Family is News,' Interested In Vogue Design 5-063, as seen on the cover of April-May Vogue Pattern Book, $3.95 yard." A sketch of the dress is visible in the central foreground of the display; fabric is affixed and draped throughout the rear and right foreground. Bolts of fabric are visible in the background. The company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."