Polka Dot Fashion

These 1950s designs aimed to take the chic lady about town from her shopping trip effortlessly to evening cocktails. Drawn in pencil with watercolour, the sketch is annotated and even has fabric samples affixed.

Drawn on lightweight paper, the reverse has the logo for the fashion designer Marian Wright of New York. As well as light age browning, the sheet has an old tape mark at the top and a couple of closed tears to the right hand edge. Currently unframed, the sketch will nonetheless present handsomely once appropriately framed.