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 stand on the left and right sides of a banner hung from the ceiling, and are dressed in the latest fashions. Featured on the left female mannequin is a printed knee-length dress, with short sleeves, woven embellishment at the top of the bodice. A knee-length paisley printed dress is featured on the right mannequin which also includes cap sleeves, and a bowed neckline. Accessories are also featured in the display and include a handbag, an umbrella, hats, jewelry, and strappy sandals. Signage in the central foreground reads, "The light look for summer '66, Paled and Pretty, new color combine… whitened and softened, in carefree Celanese Arnel, Hudson's Pontchartrain Shop, 6th Floor." The photographic sequence number, company name, and photographer's name are printed on the bottom of the recto, "28708-6x; The J.L. Hudson Company; Photography by Davis B. Hillmer."