Theatre De Le Mode

Theatre De le Mode

In 1944, after WWII, Paris was struggling. It had once

been the fashion capitol of the world, but after this war, it saw many

 fashion houses to close down. The ones that were still open, were very

short of materials due to the rationing. They needed a way to get back

 into the public eye so they created the theatre de la mode..

Robert Ricci, the head of commission of public relations

at the Chambre Syndicale ’s idea was to organize an event to

raise money, the event being a collection of dolls, all to be dressed

 by the major fashion houses. The dolls were made of

 transparent wire, with plaster heads and stood 27 inches

 high. Each doll was immaculately dressed, and the details

on their clothing were exquisite, proper linings, trimmings,

 small purses and  powder compacts were also used. The dolls were set up on sophisticated backdrops, designed by some of the well

known artists of the time,Jean Cocteau, Christian Berard,

 Jean Saint-Marti and Jean Denis Malcles.

Based on our research and with the influence of someone from our previous activity, we designed an outfit to suit our fashion dolls. I chose to base my design on Madonna, i made a cone shape bra with a simple black leather skirt then topped it off with a cute little hat. This was a great activity and alot of fun.