BHS CollectionHanro Advertising Brochure for Undergarments: Four page brochure on a brown background with pink framed pictures of a model in a black and white photo wearing undergarments. The first page in a large frame is a model with long blond hair wearing a spencer trimmed with lace and is ribbed at the waist and is wearing briefs. At the bottom right side is printed 'Hanro of Switzerland in white print and on the left is the numbers: A)204/61563-41061 and the wool symbol. Page two has five frames with different spencers and briefs. At the bottom of each frame has the number of the garments and has the cotton symbol. The Third page has five frames each with different garments and their item numbers at the bottom along with a wool or cotton symbol. At the top printed in white is 'Hanro of Switzerland'. Back page has a large frame with a model wearing a Camisette and bikini, at the bottom printed in white is 'M02631/11166-40050 and the cotton symbol. To the right bottom printed in white is 'Hanro of Switzerland. At the right side top of the frame is printed in white 'Reine Schurwolle, Pure Laine vierge, Pura lana vergine, with the wool symbol to the side. Reine Baumwolle gezwirnt, Pur coton retors, Filo di scozia. With the cotton symbol. The bottom of the page has a border of 6cm in the pink colour. In the center of the brochure on A4 white paper in black print is a price list, page number and Item description. The page is header 'Hanro Preisliste/Prix courant Herbst/Automne 1977. Box 116AHanro AG, CH-4410 Liestal, Switzerland . Printed in Switzerland 77/2hanro, clothing, intimate apparel

Founded in Ballarat, Victoria in 1888 by Eleanor Lucas, by the mid-20th century, the Lucas Clothing Factory employed hundreds of local workers (popularly known as the "Lucas Girls"). The company was a pioneer in Australian textiles, producing the country's very first knitted nylon tricot and manufacturing luxury Vanity Fair lingerie under license for the domestic market. As Lucas shifted from utility wear and intimate apparel into upscale daytime and evening wear during the 1940s and 1950s, they launched specialised fashion lines. The Jill Heriote line was created as their signature high-end ready-to-wear and cocktail range. The line became widely celebrated for its elite tailoring, structure, and use of both premium local and imported fabrics Designers working under this line, such as Eve Ogilvie, translated sophisticated European aesthetic trends directly to the Australian market.This garment represents a pinnacle of mid-century regional Australian fashion manufacturing. Operating from Ballarat, Victoria, E. Lucas & Co. utilised elite local designers to compete directly with imported European couture houses. The gown showcases the firm’s pioneering expertise in fine, permanent textile pleating, applied here to luxury pure silk rather than everyday synthetics.This bias-cut silk and lace cocktail dress sold under the label 'Jill Heriote' for the House of Lucas, Ballarat, features a narrow waist and a dramatically flared skirt. The overdress is constructed from intricate, black imitation Valenciennes machine-made lace. It layers over a cream silk taffeta underdress that shows through the openwork and extends structurally past the hemline. The bodice is designed with shoulder straps leading into a sweetheart neckline. Its form-fitting structure showcases panels of finely pleated black silk, creating texture across the bust. Below, the full skirt alternates between sheer black lace segments and contrasting horizontal bands of smooth black silk.Label" 'LUCAS / Jill Heriote / in pure silk fabric'jill heriote, house of lucas -- ballarat (vic.), fashion -- 1950s, cocktail dresses, manufacturing -- ballarat