Théâtre de la Mode ~ high fashion dolls on display

Rose Bish has recreated the Théâtre de la Mode. No, it does not have anything to do with ice cream. The dolls she's has put on exhibit in our library are replicas of fashion mannequins from 1945-1946.

After World War II, the Paris fashion designers banded together to create a show. Instead of models and runways, the top fashion designers created a touring exhibit of mannequins that were about 1/3 the size of human models. They called their traveling exhibit the Théâtre de la Mode (Theatre of Fashion). Their goal was to raise funds for war survivors and to help revive the French fashion industry.