Théâtre de la mode

"In the closing days of World War II, French fashion designers created an exhibition of current fashions using miniatures. The success of this show helped to reestablish Paris as the center of haute couture."
"During the winter of 1944-45, in order to raise funds for the French war relief and to help Paris regain its role as fashion capital, the Paris couture house created a unique exhibition of 200 petite wire mannequins clothed in the latest fashions and displayed in miniature theater sets. It was called the Théâtre de la mode. The exhibition toured Europe and the United States, raised millions of francs for war relief and established Paris as the capital of fashion."
"During the winter of 1944-45 in order to raise funds for the French war relief and to help Paris regain its role as fashion capital, the Paris couture house created a unique exhibition of 200 petite wire mannequins clothed in the latest fashions and displayed in miniature theater sets. It was called the Theatre de la Mode. The exhibition toured Europe and the United States, raised millions of francs for war relief and established Paris as the capital of fashion."@en