For the spring of 1952, designers went for pale colors, shades of gray and whites. The photoshoot for this presentation was an usual one. Instead of your everyday fashion models, we have proeminent ladies, wifes of diplomats, politicians, business men and other important Washington figures. The photoshoot itself took place in the capital of the US at well known landmarks such as the National Gallery, the Lincoln Memorial and the Pentagon.
This season shirtwaists are cheerfully patterned, often have full, puffy sleeves. The Pentagon secretaires wearing them on the steps of the world's biggest office building, are (standing): Sara Luise Culbertson of Pewee Valley, Ky. in cowl-collared pique (Carolyn Schnurer, $13); (seated,left to right): Doreen Marshall from Needham, Mass. in checked gingham (Claire McCardell, $11); Marjorie Pumphery of New York City in striped broadcloth (Reid&Reid, $6); Bonnie Hager of St. Paul, Minn. in horizontal stripes (John Miller, $11)l Frances Lyon of Arlington, Va. in vertical stripes (Beacon, Hill, $8); Jean Davis of Arlington in a bib-front (Redi&Reid, $6).
Among the women of Washington society the ball gown is almost a uniform, with evening dress required for party going or giving three or four nights a week. Here we can see Mrs. John L. Barnard, wife of a State European Regional Affairs specialist, in short organza gown (Ben Reig).
In the National Gallery, the capital's great repository of art, Sheila Kilgore wears a flower-piled hat (John Frederics, $70), now back in high style, with a finely pleated wool cocktail dress (Trigere, $170). The galleri, which belongs to the U.S. Government, was built with $15 million given by Andrew Mellon.
White wool fleece is a popular sportwear fabric now made into a dressy fitted coat for sprin streetwear (Ben Zuckerman, $310). It is worn with a small veiled angora hat (John Frederics, $60) by Mrs. Gene Skora, wife of State Department lawyer. Background is one of galler's garden courts, where different kinds of flowers bloom all year around a fountain from the park at Versailles.
Nursemaid's cap of buttercups has black streamers down the back (Hattie Carnegie, $65), tops black Carnegie suit worn by Eleanor Owens of Warrenton, Va. Behind her is Manet's The Old Musician from the Chester Dale Collection, one of the world's finest private collections of french impressionist paintings.
Tight top of lightweight wool princess dress is zipped up the back, has a separate waist cinch underneath it. The dress has a five-yard hem, is edged with linen bands at the high neck and on the pockets (Ceil Chapman, $90). With it Mrs. Beyda wears a straw Breton with nodding daisies (Mr. John, $80). She sits on pedestal which holds statue of Venues Anadyomene in the west Sculpture Hall.
Princess coat-dress is checked stiff, ridged silk lined with red taffeta. It has jeweled buttons, half belt in back (Mollie Parnis, $110). Perched on Sheila Kilgore's poodle hairdo is a pile of poopies and daisies (Mr. John, $65). She is seated in one of gallery's italian sculpture rooms before renaissance bust by Francesco da Laurana of Venice, from the collection of Andrew Mellon. Although it opened only 11 years ago, the gallery, with the Mellon, Kress, Widener and Dale collections, is already one of the world's top-ranking museums.
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