Paris Models Make Australian Debut
1946
Paris Models Make Australian Debut
1946
- NFSA ID1AJJM1MF
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormNewsreel, Series
- Year1946
It is a year after the end of the Second World War and Australians are hungry for the romance and elegance of French fashion.
Four French mannequins (models) are flown out from Paris for the show. Designers include Marcel Rochas and the House of Patou.
This comes just one year before Christian Dior's 'New Look' changed fashion forever.
Owning one of these couture garments would have been an unaffordable fantasy for the vast majority of women. In addition, clothing rationing was in effect in Australia from 1942 to 1948.
This newsreel segment comes from Cinesound Review No. 0777.
Notes by Beth Taylor
It is a year after the end of the Second World War and Australians are hungry for the romance and elegance of French fashion.
Four French mannequins (models) are flown out from Paris for the show. Designers include Marcel Rochas and the House of Patou.
This comes just one year before Christian Dior's 'New Look' changed fashion forever.
Owning one of these couture garments would have been an unaffordable fantasy for the vast majority of women. In addition, clothing rationing was in effect in Australia from 1942 to 1948.
This newsreel segment comes from Cinesound Review No. 0777.
Notes by Beth Taylor
- NFSA ID1AJJM1MF
- TypeFilm
- MediumMoving Image
- FormNewsreel, Series
- Year1946
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