Historical information

A dressmaker is making final adjustments to a dress worn by a model. The dress is ankle-length, has long sleeves, and features a (probably) black and white zebra-like pattern.

Published: Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), Friday 3 November 1933, page 8
Published title: LAST-MINUTE TOUCHES FOR DERBY AND CUP DRESSES.
Published caption: Always there is a last-minute rush of orders for race frocks, and this year is proving no exception. Dress makers are working to capacity to cope with the orders and this photograph shows a city establishment with girls giving the finishing touches, to frocks which, if the weather be kind, will grace the lawns on Derby and Cup Days. Inset — A fitter tries the effect of a new style on a model.
Trove article identifier: http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203354456

References:
LAST-MINUTE TOUCHES FOR DERBY AND CUP DRESSES. (1933, November 3). The Age (Melbourne, Vic. : 1854 - 1954), p. 8. Retrieved February 21, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article203354456

Physical description

Glass plate negative

Inscriptions & markings

Photographer notations on slide: "Finishing frocks for Cup Day 1933 Age B5".