MARIAN HALL
THE STORY BEHIND THE COLLECTION
THE MARIAN COLLECTION IS BASED AROUND THE DIARY OF MARIAN HALL THAT WAS WRITTEN IN 1946. THE DIARY WAS PURCHASED FROM A CAR BOOT SALE IN 2009. ALTHOUGH WE HAVE NO PICTURES OF MARIAN, THE AIM OF THE COLLECTION IS TO BUILD AN IMAGE OF MARIAN AND BE INFLUENCED BY HER CHARACTER. MARIAN WAS APPROXIMATELY 18 YEARS OLD WHEN SHE WROTE HER DIARY AND ALTHOUGH SHE DOES NOT MENTION ANYTHING ABOUT WHAT SHE WORE, THE ONLY THING SHE DID STATE IN HER DIARY WAS THAT SHE GOT A "SUPER" PAIR OF FULLY FASHIONED STOCKINGS OFF OF A SOLDIER. WE ALSO KNOW THAT SHE HAD BLUE EYES AND BLONDE HAIR AND THAT SHE WAS TOLD BY A SOLDIER THAT SHE LOOKED LIKE BETTY HUTTON. IN HOMAGE TO MARIAN THE COLLECTION USES THE SHAPES AND SILHOUETTES THAT WERE POPULAR AROUND THE TIME THAT SHE WROTE HER DIARY.
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