Digital Collection
1982.145.848

Print, Photographic

Print. Black and white photographic print of a window display featuring ladies summertime fashions available at The J.L. Hudson Company Department Store. Two female mannequins are featured in the display, and each are dressed in two differing styles of dresses. The left mannequin is featured in a fitted dress with a straight skirt, belted waist, with spaghetti straps, and a lightly embellished bodice; she holds a bolero jacket in her right hand. Featured on the right mannequin, is a floral print calf-length dress, with a circle skirt and several petticoats below, a belted waist, rushed bodice, scoop neckline, and short sleeves. The ladies are accessorized with gloves, jewelry, hats, and footwear. Abstract flowers are affixed to the rear of the display, accompanied by signage which reads, "Everglaze, It Stays and Stays." Signage in the central foreground reads, "It Stays and Stays… It's Everglaze, Fashions with lively, lovely, long-lasting textures! Inspired, daisy-fresh silhouettes shed soil and scoff at wrinkles! Green Room in the Woodward Shops… 7th Floor." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "25874-10x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."

Date
1954
Collection
Print Size
8.1875" x 10.0625"
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