Currently on tour again, the 'Theatre de la Mode' dolls are made in wire with plaster heads and padded torsoes.

The 'Théâtre de la Mode' dolls were made towards the end of the second world war and toured the world as ambassadors for French couture fashion. Made in 1/3 scale (a third of the full human size), their clothes and accessories were perfect miniature replicas of the collections from the fashion houses that the represented. These dolls are now on display at the Maryhill Museum of Art, Oregon

I had made several attempts at writing a doll making course for Central Saint Martins but could never quite get an angle that would suit the needs of our students until I saw 'Miss Lachasse' and the 'Theatre de la Mode' fashion dolls at the V&A exhibition 'The Golden Age of Couture'.