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A black and white photo of 3 women wearing long 1930s style gowns and hats. Each are the same length but with different designs and fabrics. They stand in garden in Hull. Elaine on the far right wears a long white dress possibly for a debutante ball.
1930s Fashion | 1940s Fashion | Fashion History | Historic Non Fiction | History Of Fashion Modelling | History of Sewing Dressmaking and Tailoring | Kingston Upon Hull History | Oral History | Public History | Social History | The House Of Mirelle

Hull History: Model Florence Elaine Wiberg; The Start Of A Fashionable Family In 1930s Hull

“Aunt Freda is on the left – she was the oldest of 6 children and mother is on the right,” says Louise MacFarlane, “Aunt Dor [Doris] in is the center.” Louise MacFarlane is the daughter of 1930s model Florence Elaine Wiberg, known as Elaine. She was perfectly placed in 1930s Hull to be spotted and […]

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A black and white photo taken at a wedding. Marie marries in 1952 wearing a light blue wedding dress designed and made at Elsie Battle, Hull. The dress is a halter neck and the design was based on the wedding dress of Lady Mountbatten.
1950s Fashion | Fashion History | Historic Non Fiction | Kingston Upon Hull History | Oral History | Public History | Social History | The House Of Mirelle | Vintage Fashion

Hull Fashion History: The House Of Mirelle Wouldn’t, So I Had My Wedding Dress Made By Elsie Battle Instead. A Story From 1952.

“I was born and worked in Hull,” says Marie Jubb as she starts her story. “I worked in a small office in a very big society on Lowgate but my bank was 3 or 4 doors away from The House Of Mirelle.” “I was a Jaeger girl, I loved their clothes. Working in the office I had […]

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Elka Couture Dress Hull Museums.
1960s Fashion | 20th Century History | Fashion History | Kingston Upon Hull History | The House Of Mirelle

Curious About Your House of Mirelle or Elka Couture Item? Susan Capes From Hull Museums Answers Your Questions

Hull Museums are situated in the grand old sector of the British city near to the River Hull.  The group of buildings house collections focusing on the rich and long cultural history of the once medieval city. In the Hull Museums catalogue, avid fashion researchers find it includes an Elka Couture dress. The museums also house hats and […]

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Archive

The Mirelle Historic Archive is a collection of items associated with the history of The House of Mirelle.  It contains: photographs newspaper clippings fashion articles fashion show programmes clothing – modern costume fashion illustrations personal mementos interviews and oral history Items from the archive are part of the lecture The House of Mirelle 1938-1978 Forty […]

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Talks and Lectures

THE HOUSE OF MIRELLE HULL 1938-1978 Forty Years Of Fashion History Want to learn more about the history of The House of Mirelle in an interactive talk or teaching session?  The session includes research into Mirelle and Oral History – the voices of those who’ve contributed to the archive ‘in their own words.’ Subject areas […]

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Books

Houseofmirelle.uk publishes information about the history of Hull’s famous fashion house.     Mira Bibbero Johnson   Family, Philanthropy, Fashion: A Biography of Hull’s Actress-Entertainer   In 1840 a small Jewish family emigrated from Prussia settling in Kingston Upon Hull. 100 years later their great-granddaughter Mira Bibbero Johnson was one of the most famous actresses […]

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