Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies suiting available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are featured in the display, and each are dressed in the latest suit fashions; the left mannequin features a straight, calf-length skirt, with a fitted jacket, button closures, and collar; the right mannequin is also in a suit with a straight skirt, double breasted jacket, bow collar, and cuffed sleeves. Arrows featured in the middle of the display points to differing components on the suit, and too the mannequin head which features a fur hat and wrap, accompanying signage 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 Pointe of Fashion Change, 1. New Closer-Shaped Shape, 4. Color, Beginning with Red; Green Room and 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; 25720-4x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."