Volume 15: Evening wear, plus high society clients , Fall 1951 - Spring 1953

Volume 15 includes coverage of Mainbocher's four biannual collections from Fall 1951 to Spring 1953. Fall/Winter 1951: Mainbocher presented front-fullness in skirts and used both wool and lace for evening. Spring/Summer 1952: Mainbocher stressed beauty above trends and turned out gingham checked cotton in jewel-necked sleeveless sheaths. Fall/Winter 1952: Look was about classic simplicity, with women's suits receiving much editorial coverage. Spring/Summer 1953: The neckline was the point of interest of the collection that received the most press.

This volume also includes coverage of society women such as Mrs. Winston Guest and Mrs. Edward F. Hutton wearing Mainbocher's latest fashions; coverage of his designs for school uniforms for Westover School in Middlebury, CT; miscellaneous articles on Mary Martin, some of which also appear in other scrapbooks; coverage of his designs for U.S. Lady Ambassador Mrs. Fleur Cowles's wardrobe for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth; and numerous articles with photographs of the wedding dress he designed for Sara Delano Roosevelt, FDR's grandaughter. Loose items include a typed contents page, two loose pages from December 1951 Vogue, and two loose magazine pages dated December 1951 from an article about Fifty-Seventh Street, in which Mainbocher is mentioned.