National Fashion Exhibitors Market

Creator

Preview

Identifier

20047192

Description

The National Fashion Exhibitors of America are holding their show at the Hotel Texas. Modeling some of the unique costumes at the ten-day event are standing left to right, Mary Lee Jennings, Willette Williams, Grace Reeder, Larry Riggs. Seated are Loraine Scott, left, and Patricia Williams. Mary Lee is dressed in typical Hawaiian dance costume. Willette is wearing a quilted cotton evening dress in aqua blue and white print with a detachable jacket. Grace is wearing a a white pique with red polka-dots and a matching red jacket with a polka-dot hood. Larry is dressed in a tropical silk and draped jersey. The skirt of rust brown has a turquoise belt. Loraine is wearing a cotton print yellow jersey girdle and print matching jacket. Patricia is dressed in a strictly Hawaiian number of very full flowered skirt with white jersey top, green jersey girdle, and a lei.

Archival Date

1941-01-18

Collection Name

Fort Worth Star-Telegram Collection

Collection Number

AR406-6-1315

Original Format

Negatives, Black & White

File Format

JPG

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License

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Subjects

Jennings, Mary Lee (Miss); Williams, Willette (Miss),; Grace (Miss); Riggs, Larry (Miss); Scott, Loraine (Miss); Williams, Patricia (Miss); National Fashion Exhibitors of America; Costumes; Models; Modeling; Fashion; Hawaiian Clothes; Palm Trees; Dresses; Flowers; Leis; Hotel Texas (Fort Worth, Tex.)