Theatre de la Mode

New York: Rizzoli, 1991.  Hardcover edition of this coffee-table book on the elaborate fashion show of puppets launched in Paris just after the liberation in 1944. The Paris Spring collection of 1945 presented in miniature. . Designers include: Andre Beaurepaire, Christian Berard, Elaine Bonabel, Jean Cocteau, Andre Dignimont, Georges Douking, Georges Geffroy, Emili Grau-Sala, Boris Kochno, Jean-Denis Malcles, Joan Rebull, Jean Saint-Martin, Emilio Terry, Louis Touchagues, Georges Wakhevitch. Fashion designers include Agnes Drecoll, Alex, Ana de Pombo, Anny Blatt, Balenciaga, Pierre Balmain, Bruyere, Carven, Marcell Chaumont, Jacques Fath, Jacques Heim, Hermes, Jeanne Lanvin, Lucien Lelong, Maggy Rouff, Molyneux, Paquin, Marcel Rochas, Schiaparelli, etc., etc. Charles-Roux, Edmonde; Seidner, David photographs. A very good copy.  Neat calligraphic dedication on title page.  from wikipedia: Théâtre de la Mode (Theatre of Fashion) was a 1945–1946 touring exhibit of fashion mannequins,