Print, Photographic

Print. (2 Copies.) Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies wool evening fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are featured in the display and each are dressed in evening fashions; the left mannequin features a wrap dress with a straight skirt, and a box-style jacket with fur-trimmed collar and cuffs; while the right mannequin features a straight dress, with a belted and cinched wait, lace bodice, and jacket with contrasting notched collar and cuffs, and front button closure. Arrows with a number and lettering system are affixed to the central panel which also features a mannequin head accessorized with a hat and fur wrap. Signage accompanying the arrows and 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, 3. Wool After Dark, 6. Fur Touches Everywhere, 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; 25720-5x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."