Pierre Balmain en essayage avec Janine Holland, the maid of cotton (1951)

Silver print. Agency's stamp and caption on reverse. Capiton reads: "Janine Holland, 21-year-old "maid of cotton, 1951" of Houston, Texas, is shown in a cotton evening gown designed especially for her by Pierre Balmain. The American cotton queen now visitng in Paris is shown with Balmain during a final fitting. The gown is of chartreuse cotton with burgundy colored roses covering one hip."