Oct 25, 2016 - Sale 2426

Sale 2426 - Lot 360

Price Realized: $ 688
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 500 - $ 750
(FASHION--CRUISE SHIP SWIMWEAR)
A folder with 33 photographs depicting an underwater-themed fashion show for new "Chromspun" swimwear aboard a Grace Line cruise ship.
Titled Eastman Chemical Products and Harper's Bazaar present A New Wave of Fashion in "Chromspun" Swimwear. The photographs depict chic women showcasing swimwear and other cruise-appropriate clothing on a stage adorned with fish; other images show the audience and announcers, as well as the models behind stage. Silver prints, the images measuring 9 1/2x7 5/8 inches (24.1x16.4 cm.), the sheets slightly larger; with the original folder with descriptive text ("colored with star-struck brilliance" in "tropical tones") and a price list. 1959